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Simplify: (x2 - y2) / (x+y) ÷ (2y-2x) / (3xy)

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−y2-\frac{y}{2}

Step-by-step solution

4 steps

let's simplify this algebraic expression.

  1. Rewrite the division as multiplication by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

    x2−y2x2+xy÷2y−2xxy=x2−y2x2+xy×xy2y−2x\frac{x^2 - y^2}{x^2 + xy} \div \frac{2y - 2x}{xy} = \frac{x^2 - y^2}{x^2 + xy} \times \frac{xy}{2y - 2x}
  2. Factorize the numerators and denominators.

    The numerator x2−y2x^2 - y^2 is a difference of squares, which factors to (x−y)(x+y)(x-y)(x+y).
    The denominator x2+xyx^2 + xy has a common factor of xx, which factors to x(x+y)x(x+y).
    The numerator 2y−2x2y - 2x has a common factor of 2, which factors to 2(y−x)2(y-x). We can also write y−xy-x as −(x−y)-(x-y).
    The denominator xyxy is already in its simplest form.

    Substitute the factored forms into the expression:

    (x−y)(x+y)x(x+y)×xy2(−(x−y))\frac{(x-y)(x+y)}{x(x+y)} \times \frac{xy}{2(-(x-y))} (x−y)(x+y)x(x+y)×xy−2(x−y)\frac{(x-y)(x+y)}{x(x+y)} \times \frac{xy}{-2(x-y)}
  3. Cancel out common factors from the numerator and denominator.

    We can cancel (x+y)(x+y) from the first fraction's numerator and denominator.
    We can cancel xx from the denominator of the first fraction and the numerator of the second fraction.
    We can cancel (x−y)(x-y) from the numerator of the first fraction and the denominator of the second fraction.

    (x−y)(x+y)x(x+y)×xy−2(x−y)\frac{\cancel{(x-y)}\cancel{(x+y)}}{\cancel{x}\cancel{(x+y)}} \times \frac{\cancel{x}y}{-2\cancel{(x-y)}}
  4. Write the simplified expression.

    1×y−2=−y21 \times \frac{y}{-2} = -\frac{y}{2}

    The simplified expression is:

    −y2-\frac{y}{2}
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