Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 7xy25−9
Rewrite as fraction:7xy25−9Rewrite 9 as a fraction with the same denominator as the first term.7xy25−19To find a common denominator, we can multiply 9 by 7xy27xy2.7xy25−1×7xy29×(7xy2)
Find common denominator:7xy25−1×7xy29×(7xy2)Perform the multiplication in the second term.7xy25−7xy2(9×7xy2)7xy25−7xy263xy2
Perform multiplication:75xy2−7xy263xy2Combine the two fractions over the common denominator.(7xy2)(5−63xy2)
Combine fractions:5−63xy2 cannot be simplified further because there are no common factors between 5 and 63xy2. So the final simplified expression is: 7xy25−63xy2
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