Add/Subtract, and simplify if possible.
If numerator is of degree 3 or higher, do GCF factoring first.
Do NOT factor any remaining factors that are still degree 3 or higher.
(1)
x2
6

x3 x5
(3)
2t  3 t  2
 3
t  4t 2
t
(5)
3r  1
r 5

8r  12 18  12r
3



(2)
m5
m  14
 2
m  8m  16 m  2m  8
(4)
a3
a5
 2

2
a  1 a  2a  3
(6)
p 1
p3
 2
p  8 p  15 p  9 p  18
2
2

