We look at how to simplify algebraic fractions when there is a number and/ or power of a letter that is common to all terms on the numerator and denominator, thus allowing us to simplify the original fraction by cancelling out this common factor.

Simplifying algebraic fractions with cancellation Part 1 (MathsCasts)

These MathsCasts were produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne University, the University of Limerick and Loughborough University. They were part of a collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of MathsCasts to support mathematics learning. The full set of resources are available at http://commons.swin.edu.au/s/mathscasts MathsCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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Simplifying algebraic fractions with cancellation Part 1 (MathsCasts)

Simplifying algebraic fractions with cancellation Part 1 (MathsCasts)