Question

Multiply:
4x^y/12x x 24x^2y^2/6xy

Answer 1

\[\frac{4x^y}{12x}\times\frac{24x^2y^2}{6xy}\]?

Answer 2

Yes :)

Answer 3

Oh wait no. Hold on.

Answer 4

\[\frac{4x ^{2}y }{12x } \times \frac{24x^{2}y^{2} }{6xy}\]

Answer 5

@Peter14 ^^

Answer 6

ok, that makes more sense.
Just multiply straight across and simplify

Answer 7

So \[96x ^{4}y ^{2}\] first line?

Answer 8

@Peter14

Answer 9

96 x^4 y^3

Answer 10

Oh oops. See my mistake.

Answer 11

\[72x^{2}y\] second line? @Peter14

Answer 12

looks right

Answer 13

\[\frac{ 96x^{4}y^{3} }{ 72x^{2}y }\]

Answer 14

Now do I simplify?

Answer 15

yes

Answer 16

Okay so it goes to \[\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }\] and then..?

Answer 17

you still have x^2 y^2

Answer 18

How do I reduce those?

Answer 19

Can you finish it for me? I still have other questions to ask and it's late. Please & thank you.

Answer 20

you can represent 96 x^4 y^3/72 x^2 y as

Answer 21

cancel xs with xs and ys with ys (this works because anything/itself is zero)
and you simplify 96/72 to 4/3

Answer 22

That makes it much clearer thanks! So \[\frac{ 96x ^{2}y }{ 72 }\]

Answer 23

4x^2y / 3

Answer 24

Appreciate it!

Answer 25

yes, you're right

Answer 26

wouldn't it be y^2 in numerator ?

Answer 27

4x^2y^2 / 3

Answer 28

oh, yes, thank you hartnn

Answer 29

Thanks!

Answer 30

welcome ^_^