How do you simplify (8x^5−10xy^2)/(2xy^2) and what are the excluded values of the variables?

Beckett Henry

Beckett Henry

Answered question

2022-09-10

How do you simplify 8 x 5 - 10 x y 2 2 x y 2 and what are the excluded values of the variables?

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Dalton Erickson

Dalton Erickson

Beginner2022-09-11Added 10 answers

The excluded values are any values that would make the denominator equal to 0, or any number that we use to divide.
x and y may not be 0
8 x 5 - 10 x y 2 2 x y 2 factorise the numerator
= 2 x ( 4 x 4 - 5 y 2 ) 2 x y 2
= 2 x ( 4 x 4 - 5 y 2 ) 2 x y 2
= 4 x 4 - 5 y 2 y 2
nar6jetaime86

nar6jetaime86

Beginner2022-09-12Added 2 answers

You could also split the fraction into two separate fractions:
8 x 5 2 x y 2 - 10 x y 2 2 x y 2
= 4 x 4 y 2 - 5

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