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5.33.3  Denominator: getDenom

getDenom takes as argument a rational fraction and returns the denominator of this fraction. Unlike denom, getDenom does not simplify the fraction before extracting the denominator.
Input:

getDenom((x^2-1)/(x-1))

Output:

x-1

Input:

getDenom((x^2+2*x+1)/(x^2-1))

Output:

x^2-1

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