Exercise 8 Page 825

A complex fraction is a rational expression that has at least one fraction in its numerator, denominator, or both. We want to simplify the given complex fraction. 4x/28To do so, we will multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator. 4x/28 ⇔ 4/x * 8/2 We can simplify this expression.

4/x * 8/2

ReduceFrac

a/b=.a /2./.b /2.

4/x * 4/1

MultFrac

Multiply fractions

16/x