AE4 - Multiplication of algebraic fractions 1

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Created this as a copy of NG3 Add Fractions.

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Evaluate the following multiplication, giving the fraction in its simplest form.

$\frac{\var{a}}{y^\var{n2}}\times\frac{y^\var{n1}}{\var{b}}$

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a	integer	3
b	integer	13
n1	integer	4
n2	integer	1
gcd_ab	number	1

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To multiply two fractions you just multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators. This means we have,

$\frac{\var{a}}{y^\var{n2}}\times\frac{y^\var{n1}}{\var{b}}=\frac{\var{a}\times{y^\var{n1}}}{y^\var{n2}\times\var{b}}=\frac{\var{a/gcd_ab}\times{y^\var{n1-n2}}}{\var{b/gcd_ab}}$

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