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Finding the Quotient 105y5+75y35y2\frac{105y^5 + 75y^3}{5y^2}

Divide a binomial by a single-variable monomial whose denominator contains a variable raised to a power: 105y5+75y35y2\frac{105y^5 + 75y^3}{5y^2}.

Step 1 — Separate the terms. Split the fraction so that each term of the numerator is divided individually by the denominator: 105y55y2+75y35y2\frac{105y^5}{5y^2} + \frac{75y^3}{5y^2}.

Step 2 — Simplify each fraction. For the first term: divide the coefficients 1055=21\frac{105}{5} = 21 and apply the Quotient Property for the variable y5y2=y52=y3\frac{y^5}{y^2} = y^{5-2} = y^3, giving 21y321y^3. For the second term: 755=15\frac{75}{5} = 15 and y3y2=y32=y\frac{y^3}{y^2} = y^{3-2} = y, giving 15y15y.

The quotient is 21y3+15y21y^3 + 15y. This example demonstrates dividing a two-term polynomial by a monomial that includes a variable factor — each separated fraction becomes a monomial-by-monomial division requiring both coefficient division and exponent subtraction via the Quotient Property.

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