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anonymous · Answer

|dw:1340046525921:dw|

terenzreignz · Answer

Is that a divide or a plus sign?

anonymous · Answer

divide

terenzreignz · Answer

ok, do you know how to start with this?

anonymous · Answer

No not at all!!1 Sorry my computer is being a douche bag and being slow

terenzreignz · Answer

well, ok, first step in dividing fractions:
turn the division sign into a multiplication sign, and then reverse the second fraction
(ie, put its denominator on top and the numerator on the bottom)
go ahead :)

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1340047162171:dw|

terenzreignz · Answer

ok, so, the fun part, cancellation, ever heard of it?

anonymous · Answer

Yes I have heard of it but there isnt anything that is the same to cancel

terenzreignz · Answer

are you sure? your expression is littered with v's :)

anonymous · Answer

Yeah but they are all different

terenzreignz · Answer

well, I can give you a concrete example to help you see it, are you interested?

anonymous · Answer

yes!!

terenzreignz · Answer

ok, try simplifying 16/64

anonymous · Answer

1/4

terenzreignz · Answer

ok, so let's go through the nitty-gritty process of what really went on in your simplifying

16/64 = 2^4/2^6 right?

anonymous · Answer

Right

terenzreignz · Answer

well, as you can see, the bases are both 2, so what you actually did, you took the 2 with the *smaller* exponent, which is 4, and subtracted it to both exponents, leaving you with...
2^0/2^2 
which is just...
1/4
get me so far?

anonymous · Answer

Yes!

terenzreignz · Answer

all right, well first, let's simplify some more
try simplifying 40/35

anonymous · Answer

8/7

terenzreignz · Answer

ok, so the first fraction can be written
8v^2/7v^4 right?

anonymous · Answer

Yes will the next fraction be simplified to 1/4

terenzreignz · Answer

so multiply 8/7 by 1/4

anonymous · Answer

8/28

terenzreignz · Answer

and then simplify some more

anonymous · Answer

is it even able to be simplified

anonymous · Answer

is it even able to be simplified

terenzreignz · Answer

yes, they are both divisible by 4 ;)

anonymous · Answer

OH  2/7  Thank you for wasting your time on me

terenzreignz · Answer

It's not yet finished :|

terenzreignz · Answer

we have not dealt with the v's yet

anonymous · Answer

LOLSorry I was getting ahead of myself!!!

terenzreignz · Answer

now multiply the v's
nothing fancy, just add up the exponents

anonymous · Answer

2/7v^4??

terenzreignz · Answer

LOL that's right, 
GOOD JOB

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I appreciate your help

terenzreignz · Answer

No problem ;)