Shahin Shanofar's answer to R's Secondary 4 E Maths Singapore question.

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Shahin Shanofar
Shahin Shanofar's answer
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Only if the 2 algebraic expression in the denominator was multiplying each other, you can cancel them off. Otherwise you have to leave them as it is since they are adding to each other.