document.write( "Question 117722: Simplify\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #86095 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28-12x%5E2y+-+9x%5E5y%5E2-+15+xy%5E4%29%2F%28-3xy%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-12x%5E2y%29%2F%28-3xy%29+-+%289x%5E5y%5E2%29%2F%28-3xy%29-+%2815+xy%5E4%29%2F%28-3xy%29\" Break up the fraction\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E1y%5E0+%2B3x%5E4y%5E1%2B5x%5E0y%5E3\" Simplify. Remember to reduce the coefficients.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4xy%5E0+%2B3x%5E4y%2B5x%5E0y%5E3\" Remove the exponents of 1 since \"x%5E1=x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x+%2B3x%5E4y%2B5y%5E3\" Remove the terms with the exponents of 0 since \"x%5E0=1\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28-12x%5E2y+-+9x%5E5y%5E2-+15+xy%5E4%29%2F%28-3xy%29\" simplifies to \"4x+%2B3x%5E4y%2B5y%5E3\" \r
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