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3/3xy + 2y/3x whats the lowest common denominator

User Tausif
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Answer:

3xy

Explanation:

simpled out to

xy+2y/3x

common factor 3xy

3x^2y^2/3xy + 2y^2/3xy

User Milan Nankov
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Answer:

LCM = 3xy

Explanation:

3 | 3xy , 3y

x | xy , y

y | y , y

1 , 1


LCM = 3 * x * y = 3xy

Solving :


(3)/(3xy) + (2y)/(3x)\\\\(3)/(3xy) + (2y * x)/(3y * x) \ \ \ \ \ \ [ \ multiply \ and \ divide \ 2nd \ term \ by\ x \ to \ make\ the\ denominators \ same \ ]\\\\(3)/(3xy) + (2xy)/(3xy)\\\\(3+2xy)/(3xy)

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