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== Vocabulary ==

== Lesson ==
To simplify rational expressions, first we need to know what they are.
They are fractions that have polynomials on both their numerators and denominators.

:<math>\frac{2x^2+8x+8}{6x-2}</math>

You just can simplify '''factors''', not terms. That means you have to factorize the nominator and the denominator:

:<math>\frac{2x^2+8x+8}{6x-2}</math>             

:<math>= \frac{2(x+2)^2}{2(3x-1)}</math>

Now, both are divisible by 2. So just divide them by 2, the result would be:

:<math>= \frac{(x+2)^2}{3x-1}</math>

== Example Problems ==

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