Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. c5+23c2
Find LCM of denominators: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators c and 2. Since c is a variable and 2 is a constant, the LCM is simply 2c.
Make denominators the same: Make the denominators the same by multiplying the first fraction by 2 and the second fraction by c. This gives us c×25×2 + 2×c3c2×c.
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication in the numerators and denominators. This results in 2c10+2c3c3.
Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by adding the numerators since the denominators are the same. The final simplified expression is (10+3c3)/2c.
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