Only like terms can be subtracted or added in algebraic expressions.
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Because they add onto the expression with every step.
To add and subtract algebraic expressions the simple rule of like terms applies. In your homework that asks for the expression represents the perimeter in units of this trapezoid you will need to find the like terms and simplify.
You should check whether you can simplify the answer.
Only like terms can be subtracted or added in algebraic expressions.
How is doing operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) with rational expressions similar to or different from doing operations with fractions?If you know how to do arithmetic with rational numbers you will understand the arithmetic with rational functions! Doing operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) is very similar. When you areadding or subtracting they both require a common denominator. When multiplying or dividing it works the same for instance reducing by factoring. Operations on rational expressions is similar to doing operations on fractions. You have to come up with a common denominator in order to add or subtract. To multiply the numerators and denominators separated. In division you flip the second fraction and multiply. The difference is that rational expressions can have variable letters and powers in them.
You add the numerators and put over the denominator.
LCD is probably a typo for LCM. The least common divisor of any number is 0 since 0 is the smallest natural number and divides all numbers.The LCM of two rational algebraic expressions is often used to add or subtract the two expressions. The method used is to identify all common factors in the denominator of the expressions, and multiply the numerators by the uncommon factors (exactly like you would for non-algebraic fractions).example:(2/(a+b)xyz) + (4/(a+b)cdz)the common factors are (a+b), and z. You must multiply the left expression by cd, and the right expression by xy to get(2cd+4xy) / (a+b)cdxyz
reduce
Because they add onto the expression with every step.
To add and subtract algebraic expressions the simple rule of like terms applies. In your homework that asks for the expression represents the perimeter in units of this trapezoid you will need to find the like terms and simplify.
If the denominator is the same, you just add the numerators - just as with plain numbers.
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You should check whether you can simplify the answer.
In surd form, square roots need to be have the same radical term before you can add or subtract them. However, unlike in algebraic expressions, it is possible to add or subtract square roots using approximate (decimal) values.
It is: 1.50p+2.50p+3p = 7p when simplified