Simplify Fraction B8168E
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{16p^2 - 64q^2}{\frac{p^2}{\frac{4}{2} - \frac{8}{p}}}$$.
2. **Rewrite the expression:** The denominator is a complex fraction:
$$\frac{p^2}{\frac{4}{2} - \frac{8}{p}} = \frac{p^2}{2 - \frac{8}{p}}$$
3. **Simplify the denominator inside the denominator:**
$$2 - \frac{8}{p} = \frac{2p - 8}{p}$$
4. **Rewrite the entire denominator:**
$$\frac{p^2}{\frac{2p - 8}{p}} = p^2 \times \frac{p}{2p - 8} = \frac{p^3}{2p - 8}$$
5. **Rewrite the original expression:**
$$\frac{16p^2 - 64q^2}{\frac{p^3}{2p - 8}} = (16p^2 - 64q^2) \times \frac{2p - 8}{p^3}$$
6. **Factor the numerator:**
$$16p^2 - 64q^2 = 16(p^2 - 4q^2) = 16(p - 2q)(p + 2q)$$
7. **Factor the other factor:**
$$2p - 8 = 2(p - 4)$$
8. **Substitute back:**
$$16(p - 2q)(p + 2q) \times \frac{2(p - 4)}{p^3} = \frac{32(p - 2q)(p + 2q)(p - 4)}{p^3}$$
**Final simplified expression:**
$$\boxed{\frac{32(p - 2q)(p + 2q)(p - 4)}{p^3}}$$