How do you simplify #\frac { \frac { 2x } { 5} } { x ^ { 2} }#?

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seol
Aug 6, 2017

#(2x)/x^2#

Explanation:

#((2x)/(5))/(x^2)=(2x)/5\cdot1/x^2# denominator can be separated into fractional component
#=(2x\cdot1)/(5\cdotx^2)=(10x)/(5x^2)# multiply all fractional components
#\rArr(10x)/(5x^2)(\div5)/(\div5)=(2x)/x^2# take out common factors to simplify

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