SOLUTION: can you please help me simplify the following rational expressions. If it is already in simplest form, choose simplest form. {{{27x^6y^2/9x^7y}}}

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Question 189921: can you please help me
simplify the following rational expressions. If it is already in simplest form, choose simplest form.
27x%5E6y%5E2%2F9x%5E7y
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
27x%5E6y%5E2%2F%289x%5E7y%29 Factor the 27.
3%2Across%289%29%2Ax%5E6y%5E2%2F%28cross%289%29%2Ax%5E7y%29 Cancel the 9's as indicated.
3%2Ax%5E6%2Ay%5E2%2F%28x%5E7y%29 Factor the x's and y's.
3%2Across%28x%5E6%29%2Across%28y%29%2Ay%2F%28x%2Across%28x%5E6%29%2Across%28y%29%29 Cancel the indicated factors.
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