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Old May 12th, 2008, 10:14 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!
Ok, I won't do it the way the other ones did it

\frac{xy+x^2}{xy}=\frac{x(y+x)}{xy}=\frac{y+x}{y}=1+\frac xy

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