Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. y53−310xy
Rewrite with common denominator:y53−310xyRewrite the expression with a common denominator.To find a common denominator, we need to multiply each fraction by a form of 1 that will give both fractions the same denominator.y53⋅33−310xy⋅y5y5
Multiply to get common denominator:y53×(33)−310xy×(y5y5)Perform the multiplication to get the common denominator.(y5×33×3)−(3×y510xy×y5)
Simplify numerators and denominators:(3×3)/(y5×3)−(10xy×y5)/(3×y5)Simplify the numerators and denominators.(9)/(3y5)−(10xy6)/(3y5)
Combine fractions over common denominator:(9)/(3y5)−(10xy6)/(3y5)Combine the fractions over the common denominator.(9−10xy6)/(3y5)
Simplify fraction:(9−10xy6)/(3y5)Simplify the fraction by reducing the common factor in the numerator and the denominator if possible.However, in this case, there is no common factor to reduce, so the fraction is already in its simplest form.
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