document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008515>Question 1008515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ((5x)/(48y^2)) + ((7y)/(18x^2y))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Must use least common denominator in order to solve it </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Prime-factor each denominator::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48y^2 = 3*(2^4)*y^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18x^2y = 3^2*2*x^2*y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lcd = 3^2*2^4x^2y^2 = 9*16x^2y^2 = 144x^2y^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as it divisor::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[3x^2*5x + 2^3*y*7y]/[144x^2*y^2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= [15x^3 + 56y^2]/[144x^2y^2]<BR>\n" );
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