y−32y+y2Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the given expression assuming y is nonzero?Choose 1 answer:(A) y−23+y−3(B) y23+y3(C) y31+y34(D) y35+y38
Q. y−32y+y2Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the given expression assuming y is nonzero?Choose 1 answer:(A) y−23+y−3(B) y23+y3(C) y31+y34(D) y35+y38
Multiply by y32: Simplify the given expression by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by y32 to eliminate the negative exponent in the denominator.Given expression: y−(32)y+y2Multiply numerator and denominator by y32: y−(32)⋅y32y⋅y32+y2⋅y32
Apply laws of exponents: Apply the laws of exponents to simplify the expression further.When multiplying like bases, we add the exponents: y(1+32)+y(2+32)Simplify the exponents: y(33+32)+y(36+32)
Perform addition of exponents: Perform the addition of the exponents. y35+y38
Match with answer choices: Match the simplified expression with the given answer choices.The simplified expression is y35+y38, which corresponds to answer choice (D).
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