What is (4x^2y)/(-2xy) ?

The solution to (4x^2y)/(-2xy) is -2x

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simplify (4x^2y)/(-2xy)

simplify

\frac{4 x ^{2} y}{- 2 x y}

- 2 x

Solution steps

\frac{4 x ^{2} y}{- 2 x y}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{4 x ^{2} y}{2 x y}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{4}{2} = 2

= \frac{2 x ^{2} y}{x y}

Cancel the common factor:

x

= \frac{2 x y}{y}

Cancel the common factor:

y

= - 2 x

\frac{27}{5}

x (a + 1) - a - 1

- 2 \times 1

\frac{1}{x} \cdot \frac{1}{x}

\frac{36}{9}