Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. w5−23
Find LCM of denominators: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators w and 2. Since w is a variable and 2 is a constant, the LCM is simply 2w.
Make denominators the same: Make the denominators the same by multiplying the first fraction by 22 and the second fraction by ww. This gives us w×25×2−2×w3×w.
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication in the numerators and denominators. This results in (2w10)−(2w3w).
Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by subtracting the numerators since the denominators are the same. The final simplified expression is (10−3w)/(2w).
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