Key Concepts:
- Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators can be performed after expressing them with a common denominator.
- Complex fractions can be simplified by factoring and canceling common factors.
Skills Covered:
- Adding and subtracting fractions with variables.
- Multiplying and simplifying algebraic fractions.
Example Problems:
- Simplify: (\frac{3x}{4} + \frac{x}{4}); Solution: (\frac{4x}{4} = x)
- Simplify: (\frac{2x^2}{x}); Solution: (2x)