The LCD of all 4 denominators, top and bottom is u²w². Multiply every term top and bottom by u²w² (put it over 1 so everything will be a fraction, and it'll be easier to see: Then we cancel what will cancel: And we have no fractions on the top or bottom: We factor out uw on top, and factor the bottom as the difference of squares: Finally we cancel the (2w-u)'s And the final answer is: Edwin