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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help me pleasee!! What is the simplified form of

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divided by

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying by the inverse. SO:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, you can always rewrite division as multiplication by the reciprocal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\Large \div \frac{4x^4}{8y^2} \rightarrow * \frac{8y^2}{4x^4}\]

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you have \[\Large\frac{15x^8}{24y^5}*\frac{8y^2}{4x^4}\]

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Now, consider how things cancel out. If I multiply by something and then divide by the same thing, the two operations undo each other and cancel out.

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