Question

How do you simplify `(4x^2y^2 – 2(x^2y^2 + xy) )/((2xy)`?

Answer 1

`(4x^2y^2 - 2(x^2y^2+2xy))/(2xy)`

`= ((2xy)(2xy) - (2xy)(xy+1))/(2xy)`

`= 2(xy)-xy-1`

`=xy-1`