Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms
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Reducing fractions to their lowest termsStep by Step Solution
Reformatting the input :
Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:
(1): "10.1038" was replaced by "(101038/10000)".
Step 1 :
50519
Simplify —————
5000
Equation at the end of step 1 :
50519
((————— ÷ s41564 - 23) - 1328) - 8
5000
Step 2 :
50519
Divide ————— by s41564
5000
Equation at the end of step 2 :
(72•1031)
((—————————— - 23) - 1328) - 8
5000s41564
Step 3 :
Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :
3.1 Subtracting a whole from a fraction
Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 5000s41564 as the denominator :
23 23 • 5000s41564
23 = —— = ———————————————
1 5000s41564
Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole
Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :
3.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator
Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:
(72•1031) - (23 • 5000s41564) 72•1031 - 115000s41564
————————————————————————————— = ——————————————————————
5000s41564 5000s41564
Equation at the end of step 3 :
(72•1031 - 115000s41564)
(———————————————————————— - 1328) - 8
5000s41564
Step 4 :
Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :
4.1 Subtracting a whole from a fraction
Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 5000s41564 as the denominator :
1328 1328 • 5000s41564
1328 = ———— = —————————————————
1 5000s41564
Trying to factor as a Difference of Squares :
4.2 Factoring: 50519 - 115000s41564
Theory : A difference of two perfect squares, A2 - B2 can be factored into (A+B) • (A-B)
Proof : (A+B) • (A-B) =
A2 - AB + BA - B2 =
A2 - AB + AB - B2 =
A2 - B2
Note : AB = BA is the commutative property of multiplication.
Note : - AB + AB equals zero and is therefore eliminated from the expression.
Check : 50519 is not a square !!
Ruling : Binomial can not be factored as the
difference of two perfect squares
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :
4.3 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
(50519-115000s41564) - (1328 • 5000s41564) 50519 - 6755000s41564
—————————————————————————————————————————— = —————————————————————
5000s41564 5000s41564
Equation at the end of step 4 :
(50519 - 6755000s41564)
——————————————————————— - 8
5000s41564
Step 5 :
Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :
5.1 Subtracting a whole from a fraction
Rewrite the whole as a fraction using 5000s41564 as the denominator :
8 8 • 5000s41564
8 = — = ——————————————
1 5000s41564
Step 6 :
Pulling out like terms :
6.1 Pull out like factors :
50519 - 6755000s41564 = 7 • (7217 - 965000s41564)
Adding fractions that have a common denominator :
6.2 Adding up the two equivalent fractions
7 • (7217-965000s41564) - (8 • 5000s41564) 50519 - 6795000s41564
—————————————————————————————————————————— = —————————————————————
5000s41564 5000s41564
Final result :
50519 - 6795000s41564
—————————————————————
5000s41564
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