SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. For all x > 0 and y > 0, what is this radical expression Sqrt(x) / 3 sqrt(x) - Sqrt(y) equivalent to?

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Question 743463: Please help me solve this problem.
For all x > 0 and y > 0, what is this radical expression Sqrt(x) / 3 sqrt(x) - Sqrt(y) equivalent to?

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem states:
For all x > 0 and y > 0, what is this radical expression Sqrt(x) / 3 sqrt(x) - Sqrt(y) equivalent to?
we can rewrite with exponents,
x^1/2 / 3x^1/2 - y^1/2
x^1/2 can be canceled from the numerator and denominator,
1/3 - y^1/2