First do only the part boxed in
Write as
Get the LCD of . Multiply top and
bottom of by
Combine the numerators over the LCD:
Now go back to
and replace the boxed-in part by
Erasing the box:
Now do only the part boxed in here:
This can be done by inverting and multiplying:
Write as :
Multiply numerators and denominators:
Now go back to
and replace the boxed-in part by
Erasing the box:
Write as
Get the LCD of . Multiply top and
bottom of by
Combine the numerators over the LCD:
Edwin