SOLUTION: please help simplify 1/6x^2-2/9x

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Question 55877: please help simplify 1/6x^2-2/9x
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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please help simplify
1%2F6x%5E2-2%2F9x The lowest number that both denominators go into evenly is %2818x%5E2%29. What ever you do to the denominators to get that you also have to do to the numerators.
3%2A1%2F%283%2A6x%5E2%29-%282x%29%2A2%2F%282x%2A9x%29
3%2F18x%5E2-4x%2F18x%5E2
%283-4x%29%2F18x%5E2
Happy Calculating!!!