SOLUTION: 10x^8y/24x^3y^5z

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Question 144938: 10x^8y/24x^3y^5z
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

%2810x%5E8y%29%2F%2824x%5E3y%5E5z%29

Write everything as prime factors:

Write 10 as 2%2A5
Write x%5E8 as x%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax
Write 24 as 2%2A2%2A2%2A3
Write x%5E3 as x%2Ax%2Ax
Write y%5E5 as y%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay




Now cancel the 2 in the top with one of the 2's in the bottom:



Now cancel the three x's in the bottom with three of the x's in
the top:



Now cancel the y in the top with one of the y's in the bottom:



%285%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%29%2F%282%2A2%2A3%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Ay%2Az%29

%285x%5E5%29%2F%2812y%5E4z%29

Edwin