SOLUTION: add and simplify if possible (6/sy^2)+(5/s^2y)

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Question 468466: add and simplify if possible (6/sy^2)+(5/s^2y)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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add and simplify if possible (6/sy^2)+(5/s^2y)
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(6/sy^2)+(5/s^2y)
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lcd = s^2y^2
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Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
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= (6s)/lcd + (5y)/lcd
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Combine the numerators over the lcd:
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= [6s+5y]/s^2y^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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