00:02
Today we're going to be simplifying this really ugly looking fraction.
00:07
So let's look at the top first.
00:10
I'm thinking we should have everything under the same denominator, so we will be able to combine things.
00:16
So in order for this m to have the same denominator, let's make it m squared over m.
00:21
So we'll have m squared minus one.
00:25
It's going to be over m.
00:27
Okay, that took care of the top.
00:29
Let's focus at the bottom.
00:30
So we need to find a denominator that works for 1, 4 over m, and 5 over m squared.
00:38
I'm thinking m squared is going to be the least common denominator in all of them.
00:44
So i'll go ahead and do m squared minus 4m, oops, sorry, plus 4m minus 5.
00:57
That's all going to be over m squared.
01:00
Okay, if you remember the thing about dividing fractions, if you have a fraction dividing a fraction, you can actually just flip the second one.
01:10
So what i mean by that is the first fraction remains unchanged, and then we multiply that second fraction upside down.
01:21
So it'll look something like this.
01:24
Plus 4m minus 5...