document.write( "Question 557408: When adding two rational expressions with a variable in the denominator do I double the variable Like 13/33r + 11/9r I added the numerators and the denominators and came up with 24/42r which simplifies down to 4/7r Now do I make the variable r, r^2 so that the answer is 4/7r^2 Also let me know if I did this problem right? Thanks \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #362728 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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\"13%2F%2833r%29+%2B+11%2F%289r%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "just like in ordinary fractions, you have to have a common denominator to add (or subtract) fractions.
\n" ); document.write( "In this problem the common denominator will be 99r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2813%29%2B11%2811%29%29%2F%2899r%29\" = \"%2839%2B121%29%2F%2899r%29\" = \"160%2F%2899r%29\"
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