Finding the Sum
Apply the common-denominator addition rule to add two fractions that share the denominator , one of which contains a variable:
Because the denominators are already the same, add the numerators and place the result over the common denominator:
The expression cannot be simplified further because the numerator and the denominator share no common factor. This example illustrates that the fraction addition rule applies in exactly the same way when one or both numerators are algebraic expressions rather than plain numbers.
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