Expanding the Simplified Expression (if required): If the problem asks for the expression to be in expanded form, multiply ...

\(\frac{{{a^2}b}}{{a{b^2}}} = \frac{{a \times a \times b}}{{a \times b \times b}}\) Since a and b are both factors, cancel this fraction by dividing by both a and b ...

The same method is used for adding / subtracting both numerical fractions and algebraic fractions. Find a common denominator Write each fraction as an equivalent fraction with the common denominator ...

Multiplying by an Expression That Can Be Zero: This is the most common culprit. If you multiply both sides of an equation by an expression that could potentially equal zero for some value of the ...