SOLUTION: Please simplify and solve: (-x-y) + (x^2 + y^2)/(x-y)

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Question 124193: Please simplify and solve:
(-x-y) + (x^2 + y^2)/(x-y)
Answer by chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given expression is:

%28-x-y%29+%2B+%28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29%2F%28x-y%29

This can be written as:

-%28x+%2B+y%29+%2B+%28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29%2F%28x+-+y%29


Taking LCM, we get:


%28-%28x+%2B+y%29%28x+-+y%29+%2B+%28x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29%29%2F%28x+-+y%29


+%28-x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+%2B+x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2%29%2F%28x+-+y%29


2y%5E2%2F%28x+-+y%29


Thus, the solution.