1. **State the problem:** Simplify the complex fraction $$\frac{\frac{x}{81} + \frac{1}{x}}{\frac{5}{81} - \frac{5}{9x}}$$.
2. **Rewrite the numerator and denominator:**
Numerator: $$\frac{x}{81} + \frac{1}{x}$$
Denominator: $$\frac{5}{81} - \frac{5}{9x}$$
3. **Find common denominators inside numerator and denominator:**
- Numerator common denominator is $$81x$$:
$$\frac{x}{81} = \frac{x \cdot x}{81 \cdot x} = \frac{x^2}{81x}$$
$$\frac{1}{x} = \frac{1 \cdot 81}{x \cdot 81} = \frac{81}{81x}$$
So numerator becomes:
$$\frac{x^2}{81x} + \frac{81}{81x} = \frac{x^2 + 81}{81x}$$
- Denominator common denominator is $$81x$$:
$$\frac{5}{81} = \frac{5 \cdot x}{81 \cdot x} = \frac{5x}{81x}$$
$$\frac{5}{9x} = \frac{5 \cdot 9}{9x \cdot 9} = \frac{45}{81x}$$
So denominator becomes:
$$\frac{5x}{81x} - \frac{45}{81x} = \frac{5x - 45}{81x}$$
4. **Rewrite the complex fraction:**
$$\frac{\frac{x^2 + 81}{81x}}{\frac{5x - 45}{81x}}$$
5. **Divide numerator by denominator:**
$$= \frac{x^2 + 81}{81x} \times \frac{81x}{5x - 45}$$
6. **Cancel common factors:**
$$= \frac{x^2 + 81}{\cancel{81x}} \times \frac{\cancel{81x}}{5x - 45} = \frac{x^2 + 81}{5x - 45}$$
7. **Factor denominator:**
$$5x - 45 = 5(x - 9)$$
8. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\boxed{\frac{x^2 + 81}{5(x - 9)}}$$
Complex Fraction E149A5
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