Question

How do you simplify `(4x^2y^2)/(25b^2) + (2x)/(25b)`?

Answer 1

`(4x^2y^2+2xb)/(25b^2)`

Explanation:

To simplify `(4x^2y^2)/(25b^2)+(2x)/(25b)`, the denominators must be the same so multiply the second fraction by `b/b`

`(4x^2y^2)/(25b^2)+[(2x)/(25b)]*b/b`

This makes `(4x^2y^2)/(25b^2)+(2xb)/(25b^2)`

Since the denominators are now the same, youu can add the numerators

`(4x^2y^2+2xb)/(25b^2)`