SOLUTION: write an equivalent radical expression for 2xy^3/3xy with LCD=12x^5y^3

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Question 626433: write an equivalent radical expression for 2xy^3/3xy with LCD=12x^5y^3
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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write an equivalent rational expression for 2xy^3/3xy with LCD=12x^5y^3
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12x^5y^3/3xy = 4x^4y^2
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So multiply numerator and denominator of 2xy^3/3xy by 4x^4y^2
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= [2xy^3*4x^4y^2]/[3xy * 4x^4y^2]
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= [8x^5y^5]/[12x^5y^3]
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Stan H.