How do you simplify #\frac { 42x ^ { 3} y } { 14x y ^ { 3} }#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-14T08:17:20

#3x^2y^-2#

divide like terms:

#42/14 = 3#

#x^3/x = x^2#

#y/y^3 = y^(-2)#

#[a^m/a^n=a^(m-n)]#

multiply terms together:

#3 * x^2 * y^-2 = 3x^2y^-2#