Replace on left side by
Replace on left side by
Combine the numerators over the common denominator:
Form the conjugate of the numerator by changing the sign
of the second term: , put it over itself,
like this , which equals 1,
so we can multiply by it without changing the value:
Indicate the multiplications of the tops and bottoms:
FOIL out the top:
Simplify by canceling in the top:
Replace by
The in the bottom cancels out the
square in the top:
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