SOLUTION: simplify x+1 _____ x2-1x-2

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Question 150923: simplify
x+1
_____
x2-1x-2

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, jojo14344:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression.


Factor to get .


Highlight the common terms.


Cancel out the common terms.


Simplify.


So simplifies to .


In other words, where or

Answer by jojo14344(1513)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start w/ the eqn:
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Thank you,
Jojo

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