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Simplified Rational Expression
A rational expression is simplified when its numerator and denominator share no common factors other than . This definition extends the concept of a simplified numerical fraction — where the numerator and denominator have no common numerical factor — to rational expressions, where the factors to be checked are polynomial factors rather than prime numbers. To determine whether a rational expression is already simplified, one must factor the numerator and denominator completely and verify that no polynomial factor appears in both.
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