Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. uv4+5uv
Find LCM of denominators: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators uv and 5. Since uv and 5 have no common factors other than 1, the LCM is simply their product, which is 5uv.
Make denominators the same: Make the denominators the same by multiplying the first fraction by 5 and the second fraction by uv. This gives us uv×54×5 + 5×uvuv×uv.
Perform multiplications: Perform the multiplications in the numerators and denominators. This results in 5uv20+5uvuv2.
Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by adding the numerators since the denominators are the same. The final simplified expression is (20+uv2)/(5uv).
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