Lösung 1.2:2a
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+ | <math>\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{6}\centerdot \frac{10}{10}+\frac{1}{10}\centerdot \frac{6}{6}=\frac{10}{60}+\frac{6}{60}</math> | ||
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+ | However, this gives a common denominator, 60, which is larger than it really needs to be. | ||
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+ | If we instead divide up the fractions' denominators into their smallest possible integral factors, | ||
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+ | <math>\frac{1}{2\centerdot 3}+\frac{1}{2\centerdot 5}</math> | ||
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+ | we see that both denominators contain the factor 2 and it is then unnecessary to include that factor when we multiply the top and bottom of each fraction. | ||
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+ | <math>\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{6}\centerdot \frac{5}{5}+\frac{1}{10}\centerdot \frac{3}{3}=\frac{5}{30}+\frac{3}{30}</math> | ||
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+ | This gives the lowest common denominator (LCD), 30. |
Version vom 12:22, 11. Sep. 2008
A common way to calculate the expression in the exercise is to multiply top and bottom of each fraction by the other fraction's denominator, so as to obtain a common denominator,
\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{6}\centerdot \frac{10}{10}+\frac{1}{10}\centerdot \frac{6}{6}=\frac{10}{60}+\frac{6}{60}
However, this gives a common denominator, 60, which is larger than it really needs to be.
If we instead divide up the fractions' denominators into their smallest possible integral factors,
\displaystyle \frac{1}{2\centerdot 3}+\frac{1}{2\centerdot 5}
we see that both denominators contain the factor 2 and it is then unnecessary to include that factor when we multiply the top and bottom of each fraction.
\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{6}\centerdot \frac{5}{5}+\frac{1}{10}\centerdot \frac{3}{3}=\frac{5}{30}+\frac{3}{30}
This gives the lowest common denominator (LCD), 30.