Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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Exercise 14 Page 719

Can you factor the denominators? Are there common factors between them?

3h

Practice makes perfect
We want to find the least common denominator (LCD) of the given pair of rational expressions. 5/h and 6/3hNote that only one of the denominators can be expressed as product of prime factors. To form the LCD, we have to list each factor the greatest number of times it appears in a denominator. h &= h 3h &= 3 * h LCD &= h * 3 The product of these factors is the LCD. Let's simplify the product!
LCD=h* 3
LCD=3h