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

(5)/(x^(3))+(1)/(2)
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Perform the operation and express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.\newline5x3+12 \frac{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.\newline5x3+12 \frac{5}{x^{3}}+\frac{1}{2} \newlineAnswer:
  1. Find Common Denominator: To add the two fractions (5)/(x3)(5)/(x^{3}) and (1)/(2)(1)/(2), we need to find a common denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) for x3x^3 and 22 is 2x32x^3.
  2. Rewrite Fractions: Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator 2x32x^3. The first fraction 5x3\frac{5}{x^{3}} is already over x3x^3, so we just need to multiply the numerator and denominator by 22 to get 102x3\frac{10}{2x^{3}}. The second fraction 12\frac{1}{2} needs to be multiplied by x3x3\frac{x^3}{x^3} to get x32x3\frac{x^3}{2x^{3}}.
  3. Add Fractions: Now that both fractions have the common denominator, we can add them together. So we have (102x3)+(x32x3)(\frac{10}{2x^{3}}) + (\frac{x^3}{2x^{3}}).
  4. Combine Numerators: Add the numerators together while keeping the common denominator the same. This gives us (10+x3)/(2x3)(10 + x^3)/(2x^{3}).
  5. Simplify Fraction: The fraction (10+x3)/(2x3)(10 + x^3)/(2x^{3}) is already in its simplest form because the numerator and the denominator do not have any common factors other than 11.

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