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     Algebra  2                     Name:  
    Class  Notes:  Unit  5  Rational  Expressions               Date:  
     
     5.7  Complex  Fractions  
    Complex  fraction:  a  fraction  that  has  one  or  more  fractions  in  the  numerator  or  denominator  (or  both)  
    or  powers  with  negative  exponents.  
     
    There  are  multiple  methods  for  simplifying  complex  fractions.    
     
    Method  1:  Combine  all  fractions  in   Method  2:    Multiply  numerator  &  denominator  by  
    numerator  &  denominator  until  you     LCD,  then  distribute  and  reduce.  
    have  a  single  fraction  over  a  single  fraction.    
    Then,  collapse  the  fraction.  
    • Numerator  times  reciprocal  of  denominator    
    (or  outsides  over  insides)  
     
    1 1 1 1
    + +
    2 3   2 3  
    1 1 1 1
    + +
    4 6 4 6
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    PROCESS  for  simplifying:  
    • Rewrite  w/o  negative  exponents          
    • Figure  out  LCD  
    • Multiply  numerator  &  denominator  by  LCD  
    • Simplify  (which  might  include  factoring  &  reducing)  
    • Remember  to  include  any  lost  domain  restrictions  
     
    Simplify  the  following:  
    Example  1:               Example  2:          
    −1 −1
    a +b a−b
                 
    −1
    a −b −1
    a − b −1  
    −1

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Example  3:    Simplify.  
    x +1 2
    +
    f (x) = x − 5 x + 3
    x x
    +  
    x+3 x−5
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    List  the  vertical  asymptote(s),  horizontal  asymptote(s),  and  any  holes  of  y  =  f(x),  then  sketch  its  graph.  
     
    V.A.  @  __________________________  
     
    H.A.  @  __________________________  
     
    Holes  @  ________________________  
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
     
     
    Try  now:    
    1
    Given: f (x) = Find and simplify: f ( f (x))
    1+ x                
    Be  sure  to  include  any  domain  restrictions.  

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