Regents Exam Questions A2.A.17: Complex Fractions 1
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A2.A.17: Complex Fractions 1: Simplify complex fractional expressions
a 1
1
3
a
x
y
1 The expression
is equivalent to
4 The expression
is equivalent to
1
2
2
a
2
xy
a
3
a
1)
1)
a 1
2
3x y
a 1
2)
2)
2xy
a
a
3xy
3)
3)
a 1
2
a 1
3x y
4)
4)
a
2
3x
1
1
x 3
3
3x
2 The expression
is equivalent to
5 The expression
is equivalent to
x
1
1
2
9
x
3
x
3x 9
1)
x 1
2x 6
1)
2)
x 3
3x
3)
2)
2
3
3x 3
4)
x 3
3)
x 3
1
3 In a science experiment, when resistor A and
4)
3
resistor B are connected in a parallel circuit, the
1
total resistance is
. This complex fraction is
1
x
1
1
4
x
A
B
6 Written in simplest form, the expression
is
1
1
equivalent to
2x
4
1)
1
equivalent to
AB
2)
x 1
1)
A B
x 2
2)
A B
3)
x 2
4)
AB
3)
2
2
4
x
4)
x 2
1