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Old May 12th, 2008, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by David T View Post
Hi, I'm trying to solve this very simple reduction problem, but I just can't get my head around it.

Here it goes:

xy + x^2 / xy

It's supposed to be reduced, and my best bet is that the solution is
x/y but I'm not sure at all..

Any help appreciated!
xy+\frac{x^2}{xy}\Rightarrow{xy+\frac{x}{y}}

Combining fractions we get \frac{xy^2+x}{y}=\frac{x(y^2+1)}{y}
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