SOLUTION: complex rational expressions: 9/y _____ 6/y+4

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Question 198316: complex rational expressions:
9/y
_____
6/y+4

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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complex rational expressions:
9/y
_____
6/y+4
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invert the denominator and multiply:
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(9/y)*(y+4)/6)
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Cancel factors common to a numerator and a denominator to get:
(3/y)*(y+4)/2)
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= 3(y+4)/2y
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Cheers,
Stan H.