Mrs. Cho wrote the following problem on the board.

Problem: StartFraction 1 Over x squared EndFraction minus StartFraction 2 Over y EndFraction divided by y minus 2 x squared

Step 1: StartFraction y Over x squared y EndFraction minust StartFraction 2 x squared Over x squared y EndFraction divided by y minus 2 x squared

Step 2: StartFraction y minus 2 x squared Over x squared y EndFraction divided by StartFraction y minus 2 x squared Over 1 EndFraction

Step 3: StartFraction y minus 2 x squared Over x squared y EndFraction times StartFraction 1 Over y minus 2 x squared EndFraction

What should Mrs. Cho do next?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Multiply the numerators and the denominators.

Step-by-step explanation:

Problem: [tex]\dfrac{1}{x^2}- \dfrac{2}{y}\div y-2x^2[/tex]

Step 1: [tex]\dfrac{y}{x^2y}- \dfrac{2x^2}{x^2y}\div y-2x^2[/tex]

Step 2: [tex]\dfrac{y-2x^2}{x^2y} \div \dfrac{y-2x^2}{1}[/tex]

Step 3: [tex]\dfrac{y-2x^2}{x^2y} X \dfrac{1}{y-2x^2}[/tex]

The next step would be to multiply the numerators and the denominators.

Step 4: [tex]\dfrac{y-2x^2}{(x^2y)(y-2x^2)}[/tex]

Since [tex]y-2x^2[/tex] is common in the numerator and denominator, it divides itself, thus our result is:

[tex]\dfrac{1}{x^2y}[/tex]