Addition…?
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Add. Simplify, if possible.
3 ……. 1
—– + —–
4z^3 . 6z^2
Note: those are fractions. I put the dots to keep the numbers from running together.
Thanks!
The hardest part is getting the least common denominator. In your case, 12 as a number is the LCM of 4 and 6. Then, you also need the most, or highest power of, number of z’s. In the first fraction, we have 3. So, the LCD is 12z^3. Now, on top you most multiply by whatever you seemingly "added" to the bottom. For the one on the left you need a 3 and the one on the right you need a 2z.
Therefore, you end up with (9+2z)/(12z^3). In this case, you can not simplify at all!
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