SOLUTION: I need help putting this rational expression in lowest terms:
72x^2y^3z^5
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240xy^3z^7 I first simplified the 72 and 240 by dividing both by 8. I think
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72x^2y^3z^5
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240xy^3z^7 I first simplified the 72 and 240 by dividing both by 8. I think
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Question 131471: I need help putting this rational expression in lowest terms:
72x^2y^3z^5
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240xy^3z^7 I first simplified the 72 and 240 by dividing both by 8. I think I need to factor them before finding the lowest terms, but can't figure out how to factor the different variables. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 72x^2y^3z^5
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240xy^3z^7
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You don't need to factor; you only need to divide:
=(72/240)*(x^2/x)*y^3/y^3)(z^5)/(z^7)
= (3/10)*x*1*(1/z^2)
= (3x)/(10z^2)
OR
=(3/10)(x/z^2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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