SOLUTION: reduce to lowest terms mn-rs over amn-ars

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Question 131243: reduce to lowest terms mn-rs over amn-ars
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28mn-rs%29%2F%28amn-ars%29 Start with the given expression

%28mn-rs%29%2F%28a%28mn-rs%29%29 Factor amn-ars to get a%28mn-rs%29

cross%28mn-rs%29%2F%28a%2Across%28mn-rs%29%29 Cancel like terms

1%2Fa Simplify



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Answer:

So %28mn-rs%29%2F%28amn-ars%29 simplifies to 1%2Fa. In other words %28mn-rs%29%2F%28amn-ars%29=1%2Fa