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Find the sum: 5x/(7x-y) + 4/(y-7x).

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Final answer:

To find the sum of the given expression, combine the fractions over a common denominator and simplify the numerator and denominator.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the sum of the given expression, we need to combine the two fractions over a common denominator. The common denominator in this case is (7x - y)(y - 7x). We can rewrite the expression as follows:

5x/(7x - y) + 4/(y - 7x) = (5x*(y - 7x) + 4*(7x - y))/((7x - y)(y - 7x))

Expanding and simplifying the numerator gives:

(5xy - 35x^2 + 28x - 4y)/(y^2 - 49x^2)

This is the simplified form of the sum.

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