How do you subtract #\frac { x + y } { 5x - y } - \frac { 8x } { y - 5x }#?
1 Answer
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
To subtract fractions they must be over a common denominator. We can make the second fraction have the same denominator by multiplying it by the appropriate form of
With both fractions having the same denominator we can subtract the numerators over the common denominator: