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To calculate: The simplified form of the expression
Answer to Problem 10OE
The simplified value of the expression
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The expression
Formula used:
The simplest form of an algebraic fraction is when numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1 and
Calculation:
Consider the expression
Recall that the simplest form of an algebraic fraction is when numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1 and
So, expand the powers of numerator and denominator and then strike out common terms and simplify it as,
To restrict the variable, exclude the value that makes the denominator zero.
So, denominator will be zero when,
For denominator not to be zero,
Thus, the simplified value of the expression
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