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Study notes on Calculations and Numbers

Simplification of Mixed fractions:

x
Mixed fraction is the whole number and a proper fraction combined and is in the form of P .
y

For finding the problems such as:

1 2 3 4 5 6
99 + 99 + 99 + 99 + 99 + 99
2 7 7 7 7 7
These kind of problems can be simplified or solved using the formula:

a c a c 
X +Y = ( X +Y ) +  + 
b d b d 
a a
Because a mixed fraction number can also be represented as X =X+
b b
Simplication of Mixed Ratios:

For example:

169
If someone want to find the value of 1469 − in the form of mixed fraction
203
Then, the general formula for the above problems will be:

When denominator is greater than numerator,

x  y−x
A− = ( A − 1)   ( y  x)
y  y 
When denominator is smaller than numerator,

x
A− ( y  x)
y
z
A− P ( y  z)
y
z
( A − P) −
y
z
B − , ( B = ( A − P ))
y

Now, this can be solved according to the previous formula.

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Simplification of series:

1 1 1
+ + + .......... =
A B C
1 1 1 1  1 1 
+ + + ....... = − th
ab bc cd ( b − c ) 1 Factor n Factor 
 st

Simplication of infinite series:

2n −1

a a a a a a a.....' n ' times = a 2n

Some other useful formulas:

a x  a y = a x+ y
a x  a y = a x− y

(a )
y
x
= a xy
1
a −1 =
a
−a a
x  y
  = 
 y x
1
n
a = (a)n

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