(12x5y - 3x10y3 + 21x15y4)/3x5y is equivalent to:
A.4xy-x2y3+7x3y4
B.4-x5y2+7x10y3
C.4xy-x5y2+7x10y3
D.x-x5y3+7x10y4
2007-05-10 12:31:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Answer B.
(12x^5y - 3x^10y^3 + 21x^15y^4)/3x^5y =
12x^5y/3x^5y - 3x^10y^3/3x^5y + 21x^15y^4/3x^5y =
4 - x^5y^2 + 7x^10y^3
{throughout we use the property x^a / x^b = x^(a-b)}
2007-05-10 12:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by M 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
B.4-x5y2+7x10y3
2007-05-10 12:35:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have not made clear what is an exponent and what is a coefficient.
Ask your question again, and this time, use ^ for an exponent. For example, x^5 = x to the fifth.
2007-05-10 12:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by its_victoria08 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I DO NOT KNOW!! i am still only in algebra 1/2
2007-05-10 12:35:43 · answer #4 · answered by ♠ Conƒused Band Fяeak ♠ ® ツ 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the correct answer is B.
2007-05-10 12:34:39 · answer #5 · answered by :) 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
B
2007-05-10 12:37:27 · answer #6 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋