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Write a function that can do the 4 basic operations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) on two fractions. Return the most simplified form of the result.
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type FractionString = `${number}/${number}` | |
type Fraction = { numerator: number; denominator: number } | |
type Operation = 'add' | 'subtract' | 'multiply' | 'divide' | |
const simplify = ({ numerator, denominator }: Fraction) => { | |
const commonDivisor = (n: number, d: number) => (d === 0 ? n : commonDivisor(d, n % d)) | |
const divisor = commonDivisor(numerator, denominator) | |
return { numerator: numerator / divisor, denominator: denominator / divisor } | |
} | |
const getFraction = (fraction: FractionString) => { | |
const [numerator, denominator] = fraction.split('/').map(Number) | |
return { numerator, denominator } | |
} | |
const operate: Record<Operation, (f1: Fraction, f2: Fraction) => Fraction> = { | |
add: ({ numerator: n1, denominator: d1 }, { numerator: n2, denominator: d2 }) => ({ numerator: n1 * d2 + n2 * d1, denominator: d1 * d2 }), | |
subtract: ({ numerator: n1, denominator: d1 }, { numerator: n2, denominator: d2 }) => ({ numerator: n1 * d2 - n2 * d1, denominator: d1 * d2 }), | |
multiply: ({ numerator: n1, denominator: d1 }, { numerator: n2, denominator: d2 }) => ({ numerator: n1 * n2, denominator: d1 * d2 }), | |
divide: ({ numerator: n1, denominator: d1 }, { numerator: n2, denominator: d2 }) => ({ numerator: n1 * d2, denominator: d1 * n2 }), | |
} | |
const fractionMath = (f1: FractionString, op: Operation, f2: FractionString) => { | |
const result = simplify(operate[op](getFraction(f1), getFraction(f2))) | |
return `${result.numerator}/${result.denominator}` | |
} |
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