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Perform the operation and express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.

(1)/(5x^(3))+(1)/(2)
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Perform the operation and express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.\newline15x3+12 \frac{1}{5 x^{3}}+\frac{1}{2} \newlineAnswer:

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Q. Perform the operation and express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.\newline15x3+12 \frac{1}{5 x^{3}}+\frac{1}{2} \newlineAnswer:
  1. Find Common Denominator: To add the two fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) for 5x35x^3 and 22 is 10x310x^3.
  2. Rewrite Fractions: Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator of 10x310x^3.
    (1)/(5x3)(1)/(5x^{3}) becomes (2)/(10x3)(2)/(10x^{3}) because we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 22.
    (1)/(2)(1)/(2) becomes (5x3)/(10x3)(5x^3)/(10x^3) because we multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 5x35x^3.
  3. Add Fractions: Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add them together.\newline(210x3)+(5x310x3)=2+5x310x3(\frac{2}{10x^{3}}) + (\frac{5x^3}{10x^3}) = \frac{2 + 5x^3}{10x^3}
  4. Simplify Numerator: Simplify the numerator by combining like terms. 2+5x32 + 5x^3 does not have like terms, so it remains as is. The simplified fraction is (2+5x3)/(10x3)(2 + 5x^3)/(10x^3).
  5. Check for Further Simplification: Check to see if the fraction can be simplified further. Since there are no common factors between the numerator and the denominator, the fraction is already in its simplest form.

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