SOLUTION: Simplify into one rational expression x^-1 - y^-2

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Question 108443: Simplify into one rational expression
x^-1 - y^-2

Found 4 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, checkley71, stanbon, chitra:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify into one rational expression
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Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X^-1=1/X
Y^-2=1/Y^2
1/X-1/Y^2=(Y^2-X)/XY^2

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify into one rational expression
x^-1 - y^-2
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(1/x) - (1/y^2)
= (y^2-x)/xy^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by chitra(359)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given expression is:



this can be written as:



Taking LCM, we get:



thus the simplied rational expression.

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