Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. y^4/2 - 2/y^5z^4 ______

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Identify LCM: Identify the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators 2 and y^5z^4. Since 2 and y^5z^4 have no common factors other than 1, the LCM is simply their product, which is 2y^5z^4.Convert fractions: Convert each fraction to have the LCM as the denominator. To do this, multiply the numerator and denominator of the first fraction by y^5z^4, and multiply the numerator and denominator of the second fraction by 2. This gives us (y^4 * y^5z^4) / (2 * y^5z^4) - (2 * 2) / (y^5z^4 * 2).Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication in the numerators and denominators. The first fraction becomes (y^9z^4) / (2y^5z^4) and the second fraction becomes 4 / (2y^5z^4).Combine fractions: Combine the fractions by subtracting the numerators since the denominators are the same. The combined fraction is (y^9z^4 - 4) / (2y^5z^4).Check for simplification: Check if the expression can be simplified further. Since there are no common factors in the numerator and denominator that can be canceled out, the expression is already in its simplest form.

Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. $\newline$ $\frac{y^4}{2} - \frac{2}{y^5z^4}$

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Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. $\newline$ $\frac{y^4}{2} - \frac{2}{y^5z^4}$