SOLUTION: reduce to lowest terms x-y ------ xy ------ x-y ------- xy

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Question 58137: reduce to lowest terms
x-y
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xy
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x-y
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xy
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
reduce to lowest terms
%28%28x-y%29%2F%28xy%29%29%2F%28%28x-y%29%2F%28xy%29%29
Notice that both fractions are exaclty the same? Just as 4/4=1 This also equals 1.
For fun I'm going to prove it.
%28%28x-y%29%28xy%29%2F%28xy%29%29%2F%28%28x-y%29%28xy%29%2F%28xy%29%29

%28x-y%29%2F%28x-y%29
highlight%281%29
Happy Calculating!!!