Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms
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Step by Step Solution
Reformatting the input :
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(1): "/-x" was replaced by "/(-x)".
Step 1 :
x
Simplify ——
x2
Dividing exponential expressions :
1.1 x1 divided by x2 = x(1 - 2) = x(-1) = 1/x1 = 1/x
Equation at the end of step 1 :
1
(0 - —) + 1
x
Step 2 :
Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :
2.1 Adding a whole to a fraction
Rewrite the whole as a fraction using x as the denominator :
1 1 • x
1 = — = —————
1 x
Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole
Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :
2.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator
Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:
-1 + x x - 1
—————— = —————
x x
Final result :
x - 1
—————
x
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