#multiplication and division of rational expressions

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jagged siloBOT
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How to solve this?

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Pls help

strange fossil
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$\frac {a}{b} \div \frac {c}{d} = \frac {a}{b} \times \frac {d}{c}$

lilac ridgeBOT
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can you show me how to solve it?

strange fossil
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No. Because I am on an iPhone lol

ruby swallow
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do you have note app?

strange fossil
ruby swallow
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yeah..

strange fossil
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Ok. That is true by definition. You can apply that to your problem

ruby swallow
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i already did that

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i just have to flip it

strange fossil
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👍

ruby swallow
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uhm whats next?

strange fossil
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Well. You could multiply the tops together

and then you multiply the bottoms together

But don’t do that yet

ruby swallow
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.

strange fossil
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look for simplifications

ruby swallow
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i have to do factoring

strange fossil
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right

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both fractions will simplify to something “friendly”

ruby swallow
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thxs

strange fossil
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.solved

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@ruby swallow type that if you got your answer

ruby swallow
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okey

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i did

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its 3t

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.solved