SOLUTION: what is radical x minus 2 radical y divided by radical y minus 4 radical x?

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Question 302107: what is radical x minus 2 radical y divided by radical y minus 4 radical x?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28sqrt%28x%29+-+2sqrt%28y%29%29%2F%28sqrt%28y%29+-+4sqrt%28x%29%29
Multiply NUM and DEN by sqrt(y) + 4sqrt(x)
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= %28-4x+-+2y+%2B+9sqrt%28xy%29%29%2F%28y+-+16x%29
= %284x+%2B+2y+-+9sqrt%28xy%29%29%2F%2816x+-+y%29