SOLUTION: Divide and Simplify y^2-81 over 4y+36 divide by y-9 over 18

Question 228552: Divide and Simplify
y^2-81 over 4y+36 divide by y-9 over 18
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok for this problem,
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You want to multiply the reciprocal of the second fraction to start solving:
x
Now looking at the numerator of the first fraction, you can simplify by doing the foil method (backwards). Here's how that would look:
x
Next, for the denominator on the first fraction, you can simplify 4y+36, by dividing a four out of it, here's how it would look:
x
Now, you can cross out the like terms from both fractions:
x
Now, you're left with

To simplify: 2 goes into both numbers easily

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