Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. v5−52
Find LCM of denominators: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators v and 5. Since v is a variable and 5 is a prime number, the LCM is simply 5v.
Make denominators the same: Make the denominators the same by multiplying the first fraction by 5 and the second fraction by v. This gives us (5×5)/(5v)−(2×v)/(5v).
Perform numerator multiplication: Perform the multiplication in the numerators. This results in 5v25−5v2v.
Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by subtracting the numerators since the denominators are the same. The final simplified expression is (25−2v)/(5v).
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