SOLUTION: show me how to simplify this expression 2y 5 -------- + ----- y(2y - 1) 2y - 1

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Question 734618: show me how to simplify this expression
2y 5
-------- + -----
y(2y - 1) 2y - 1
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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show me how to simplify this expression
2y 5
-------- + -----
y(2y - 1) 2y - 1
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least common denominator: y(2y-1)
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Rewrite both fractions with the lcm as the denominator:
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[2y/lcm] + [5y/lcm]
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Combine the numerators over the lcm:
= 7y/(y(2y-1))
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Cancel the common "y" factor:
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= 7/(2y-1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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