Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Appendix A - A Exercises - Page A6: 8

Answer

$\frac{6x+y}{6x-y}=\frac{x+\frac{y}{6}}{x-\frac{y}{6}}$

Work Step by Step

Both numerator and denominator have 2 terms. If you decide to divide the numerator and the denominator by 6, both terms, in the numerator and the denominator, must be divided by 6. $\frac{6x+y}{6x-y}=\frac{\frac{6x}{6}+\frac{y}{6}}{\frac{6x}{6}-\frac{y}{6}}=\frac{x+\frac{y}{6}}{x-\frac{y}{6}}$ Or, you can factor before dividing. $\frac{6x+y}{6x-y}=\frac{6(x+\frac{y}{6})}{6(x-\frac{y}{6})}=\frac{x+\frac{y}{6}}{x-\frac{y}{6}}$
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