SOLUTION: Add or Subtract y^3 - 5y/6y

SOLUTION: Add or Subtract y^3 - 5y/6y - y^3 + y + 3/6y

Question 173756: Add or Subtract
y^3 - 5y/6y - y^3 + y + 3/6y
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Your Result:

Graphical form: simplifies to
Text form: y^3-(5y/6/y)-y^3+y+(3/6/y) simplifies to y+1/2/y-5/6
Cartoon (animation) form:
For tutors: simplify_cartoon( y^3-(5y/6/y)-y^3+y+(3/6/y) )
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Remove unneeded parentheses around terms highlight_red%28+-5%2Ay%2F6%2Fy+%29

It becomes .

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Remove unneeded parentheses around terms highlight_red%28+3%2F6%2Fy+%29

It becomes .

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Factors 3 and 6 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 3. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .

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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+y+%29

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It becomes .

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Moved -5%2F6

to the right of expression
It becomes .

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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+y%5E3+%29

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It becomes .

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Since highlight_red%28+%281-1%29%2Ay%5E3+%29

has zero as a factor, it should be replaced with a zero

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Added fractions or integers together
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Remove extraneous zero highlight_red%28+0+%29

It becomes .
Result:

Done!

Thank you,
Jojo
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