SOLUTION: 1/m+1 -1 _________________________ 1/m+1 +1

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Question 233729: 1/m+1 -1
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1/m+1 +1
Answer by stanbon(26297) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/m+1 -1
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1/m+1 +1
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[1 - (m+1)]/(m+1) divided by [1 + (m+1)]/(m+1)
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Simplify:
[-m]/(m+1) times (m+1)/[m+2]
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Cancel the (m+1) common factor:
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= (-m)/(m+2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.