document.write( "Question 28021: x^-2-64y^-2
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document.write( " 9y-72x\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #15266 by sdmmadam@yahoo.com(530) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^-2-64y^-2 \n" ); document.write( "___________\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 9y-72x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=[(1/x^2)-(64/y^2)]/(9y-72x) [using a^-m = (1/a^m)] \n" ); document.write( "=(y^2-64x^2)/[9x^2y^2(y-8x)] \n" ); document.write( "[finding the lcm in the nr and taking out 9 in the dr] \n" ); document.write( "=[(y+8x)(y-8x)]/[9x^2y^2(y-8x)] \n" ); document.write( "[using formula p^2-q^2 = (p+q)(p-q) and here p =y and q = 8x] \n" ); document.write( "=(y+8x)/9x^2y^2 (cancelling (y-8x)in the nr and in the dr)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |