Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Simplifying Complex Fractions - Exercise Set - Page 360: 9

Answer

$2x+y$

Work Step by Step

The given expression, $ \dfrac{\dfrac{4x^2-y^2}{xy}}{\dfrac{2}{y}-\dfrac{1}{x}} ,$ simplifies to \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} \dfrac{\dfrac{(2x+y)(2x-y)}{xy}}{\dfrac{x(2)-y(1)}{xy}} \\\\= \dfrac{\dfrac{(2x+y)(2x-y)}{xy}}{\dfrac{2x-y}{xy}} \\\\= \dfrac{(2x+y)(2x-y)}{xy}\div\dfrac{2x-y}{xy} \\\\= \dfrac{(2x+y)(2x-y)}{xy}\cdot\dfrac{xy}{2x-y} \\\\= \dfrac{(2x+y)(\cancel{2x-y})}{\cancel{xy}}\cdot\dfrac{\cancel{xy}}{\cancel{2x-y}} \\\\= 2x+y .\end{array}
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