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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help me PLEASE!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idont get it ... i just know to multiply the first one to the reciprical second one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sooo i get \[\frac{ (3y-9)(15x+90) }{ (x+6)(y-3) }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would this be the answer ???? \[\frac{ (45xy-270y-135x-810 }{ (x+6)(y-3) }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910 @Destinymasha Hello there i was wondering if you can help me confirm my steps to my answer because i am not complete sure about the process

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Well the problem is that you are given an equation and not an expression. Are you supposed to solve for x,y,n or d?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am suppose to find n and d @jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok, the first step is to flip the second fraction on the left side and then multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i got \[\frac{ (3y-9)(15x+90) }{ (x+6)(y-3) }\] @jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

That is incorrect

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really .... awww ok let me see what i did

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

we have this \[\Large \frac{3}{x+6} \div \frac{y-3}{15} = \frac{n}{d}\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

then we flip that second fraction to get this \[\Large \frac{3}{x+6} * \frac{15}{y-3} = \frac{n}{d}\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Then you just multiply straight across \[\Large \frac{3*5}{(x+6)*(y-3)} = \frac{n}{d}\] \[\Large \frac{15}{(x+6)*(y-3)} = \frac{n}{d}\] and optionally you can expand out (x+6)(y-3) to get xy-3x+6y-18 \[\Large \frac{15}{xy-3x+6y-18} = \frac{n}{d}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait how did 3 and 15 turn to 15 ???

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

oh my bad lol

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

I had 3*5 instead of 3*15

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so 45 goes up top

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok n_n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then my problem was just i over think it and it was simply to multiply across .... thank you

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you're welcome

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