document.write( "Question 456469: Please help me out!
\n" ); document.write( "The directions just say simplify each sum.
\n" ); document.write( "((5y+2)/(xy^2))+((2x-4)/(4xy))
\n" ); document.write( "Please help I thought that fractions with denominators that didn't match couldn' be added but apparently they can be. Thanks \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #313376 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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simplify each sum.
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\n" ); document.write( "You can see that the common denominator would be 4xy^2, both denominators are contained in the factors of 4xy^2, so you have:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284%285y%2B2%29%2B+y%282x-4%29%29%2F%284xy%5E2%29%29\"$ = $\"%2820y%2B8%2B2xy-4y%29%2F%284xy%5E2%29%29\"$ = $\"%288%2B2xy%2B16y%29%2F%284xy%5E2%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Factor out 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%284%2Bxy%2B8y%29%2F%284xy%5E2%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the 2 into the 4, we are left with:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28xy%2B8y%2B4%29%2F%282xy%5E2%29%29\"$
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