1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{\frac{u}{5}}{\frac{25}{u-5} + \frac{u-5}{25}}$$.
2. **Rewrite the denominator:** The denominator is a sum of two fractions:
$$\frac{25}{u-5} + \frac{u-5}{25}$$
3. **Find a common denominator for the denominator's fractions:** The common denominator is $$25(u-5)$$.
4. **Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator:**
$$\frac{25}{u-5} = \frac{25 \times 25}{(u-5) \times 25} = \frac{625}{25(u-5)}$$
$$\frac{u-5}{25} = \frac{(u-5) \times (u-5)}{25 \times (u-5)} = \frac{(u-5)^2}{25(u-5)}$$
5. **Add the fractions in the denominator:**
$$\frac{625}{25(u-5)} + \frac{(u-5)^2}{25(u-5)} = \frac{625 + (u-5)^2}{25(u-5)}$$
6. **Rewrite the original expression:**
$$\frac{\frac{u}{5}}{\frac{625 + (u-5)^2}{25(u-5)}} = \frac{u}{5} \times \frac{25(u-5)}{625 + (u-5)^2}$$
7. **Simplify the multiplication:**
$$= \frac{u \times 25 (u-5)}{5 \times [625 + (u-5)^2]}$$
8. **Cancel common factors:**
$$= \frac{u \times \cancel{25} (u-5)}{\cancel{5} \times [625 + (u-5)^2]} = \frac{u \times 5 (u-5)}{625 + (u-5)^2}$$
9. **Expand numerator:**
$$5u(u-5) = 5u^2 - 25u$$
10. **Expand denominator term:**
$$(u-5)^2 = u^2 - 10u + 25$$
11. **Sum denominator:**
$$625 + u^2 - 10u + 25 = u^2 - 10u + 650$$
12. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\frac{5u^2 - 25u}{u^2 - 10u + 650}$$
**Answer:** $$\boxed{\frac{5u^2 - 25u}{u^2 - 10u + 650}}$$
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