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OpenStudy (xmoses1):

Reduce this algebraic fraction.

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help me and ill help u

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

ok :) if i know how to help you lol

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

@surjithayer do you know how to do this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3d/c^3

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

how did you so that?

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

*do lol

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

@jim_thompson5910 I need you to explain this to me please

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what is 27/9 equal to?

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

3/1 right?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

or just 3

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

oh ok

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

now we reduce the variable terms

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

to simplify c^4/c^7, we subtract exponents (large - small) so, 7 - 4 = 3 Because the larger exponent is in the bottom, this means that c^3 will be in the denominator

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

yeah im with you so far

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

for the d terms subtract exponents (large - small): 5 - 4 = 1 Since d^5 is in the numerator and it has a larger exponent, this means d^1 or just d is in the numerator

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

so the answer should be 3c^3/d?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so we have 3 and d in the numerator, 1 and c^3 in the denominator so that's why the answer is 3d ------- 1c^3 which becomes 3d ------- c^3

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

oops i got it wrong then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(27c^4 d^5)/(9c^7 d^4 )=3c^4 d^5 c^(-7) d^(-4)=3c^(4-7) d^(5-4)=3c^(-3) d^1=3d/c^3

OpenStudy (xmoses1):

Thank you for your help again!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you're welcome

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