Mister Exam

Least common denominator (a+1/a+2)/a+1

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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    1        
a + - + 2    
    a        
--------- + 1
    a        
$$1 + \frac{\left(a + \frac{1}{a}\right) + 2}{a}$$
(a + 1/a + 2)/a + 1
General simplification [src]
    1    2
2 + -- + -
     2   a
    a     
$$2 + \frac{2}{a} + \frac{1}{a^{2}}$$
2 + a^(-2) + 2/a
Fraction decomposition [src]
2 + a^(-2) + 2/a
$$2 + \frac{2}{a} + \frac{1}{a^{2}}$$
    1    2
2 + -- + -
     2   a
    a     
Combinatorics [src]
             2
1 + 2*a + 2*a 
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       2      
      a       
$$\frac{2 a^{2} + 2 a + 1}{a^{2}}$$
(1 + 2*a + 2*a^2)/a^2
Powers [src]
            1
    2 + a + -
            a
1 + ---------
        a    
$$1 + \frac{a + 2 + \frac{1}{a}}{a}$$
1 + (2 + a + 1/a)/a
Trigonometric part [src]
            1
    2 + a + -
            a
1 + ---------
        a    
$$1 + \frac{a + 2 + \frac{1}{a}}{a}$$
1 + (2 + a + 1/a)/a
Rational denominator [src]
             2
1 + 2*a + 2*a 
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       2      
      a       
$$\frac{2 a^{2} + 2 a + 1}{a^{2}}$$
(1 + 2*a + 2*a^2)/a^2
Common denominator [src]
    1 + 2*a
2 + -------
        2  
       a   
$$2 + \frac{2 a + 1}{a^{2}}$$
2 + (1 + 2*a)/a^2
Assemble expression [src]
            1
    2 + a + -
            a
1 + ---------
        a    
$$1 + \frac{a + 2 + \frac{1}{a}}{a}$$
1 + (2 + a + 1/a)/a
Combining rational expressions [src]
             2
1 + 2*a + 2*a 
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       2      
      a       
$$\frac{2 a^{2} + 2 a + 1}{a^{2}}$$
(1 + 2*a + 2*a^2)/a^2
Numerical answer [src]
1.0 + (2.0 + a + 1/a)/a
1.0 + (2.0 + a + 1/a)/a