Question

Simplify.

Answer 1

\[2/x^2y - x/y\]

Answer 2

@Rainbow_Dash what do you think the first step should be?

Answer 3

uhh, cancel out like terms?

Answer 4

no that might come next after you add the fractions

Answer 5

so can you add the fractions for me?

Answer 6

@Rainbow_Dash you there?

Answer 7

sorry was gone. okay so add the fractions

Answer 8

you got 2-x/x^2 * 2y?

Answer 9

\[\frac{ 2-x^3 }{ x^2y } \]

Answer 10

how did you get that?

Answer 11

I don't know... I copied it from wolfram alpha

Answer 12

:)

Answer 13

Ahaha.

Answer 14

Lol JK I'll really show you how to do it. So, when you add fractions you know you have to find a common denominator, right? Well, to make y the same as x^2y, you have to multiply y by x^2.

Answer 15

But what you do to the demoninator, you do to the numerator, so you'll get x*x^2, which is x^3. Now that both of the denominators are alike, you can subtract.