Answer:
9x^2
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6(x - y)
Explanation:
Begin by switching the - to a plus. Switch the x and y in the second denominator.
5x^2 2x^2
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6x - 6y 3x - 3y
Pull out the common factors in both denominators. Use the distributive property.
5x^2 2x^2
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6(x - y) 3(x - y)
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2 on the left had fraction.
5x^2 2*2x^2
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6(x - y) 2*3(x - y)
5x^2 4x^2
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6(x - y) 6(x - y)
Put both numerators over a common denominator. Notice that the + sign shifts up. It shifts up because both fractions have been changed to a common denominator.
5x^2 + 4x^2
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6(x - y)
Combine the two numerators since they are of the same power.
9x^2
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6(x - y)