Simplify the sum of two algebraic fractions where spotting factorising of both numerators and denominators can reduce the work massively.
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", "advice": "To write the following as a single fraction $\\frac{\\var{num1}}{\\var{den1}}+\\frac{\\var{num2}}{\\var{den2}}$ first factorise as much as possible and look for any cancellations:
\n\\[\\begin{split}
&\\frac{\\var{a}\\times\\var{b}}{\\var{den1fact}} + \\frac{\\var{num2}}{\\var{den2fact}}\\\\
& = \\frac{\\var{b}}{\\var{den1simp}} + \\frac{1}{\\var{f1c}}.
\\end{split}\\]
Then get a common denominator for the two fractions and combine into a single fraction:
\n\\[\\begin{split}
&\\frac{\\var{b}}{\\var{den1simp}} + \\frac{\\var{f1}}{\\var{den1simp}}\\\\
& = \\frac{\\var{b}+\\var{f1}}{\\var{den1simp}}\\\\
& = \\var{ans}.
\\end{split}\\]
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