document.write( "Question 80134: Please help me solve this equation? $\"x%5E2-y%5E2%2F%28x-y%29%5E2x1%2Fx%2By\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #57489 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x%5E2-y%5E2%2F%28x-y%29%5E2x1%2Fx%2By\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Trying to decipher what this is suppose to be, I came up with:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29%29%2F%28%28x-y%29%5E2%29\"$ * $\"1%2F%28%28x%2By%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 - y^2) is the difference of squares and
\n" ); document.write( "(x-y)^2 is (x-y)(x-y) so we can write it:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x-y%29%28x%2By%29%29%2F%28%28x-y%29%28x-y%29%29\"$ * $\"1%2F%28%28x%2By%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel pairs of x-y and x+y and we are left with:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2F%28%28x-y%29%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this is what you had in mind, the way it was displayed made no sense. \n" ); document.write( "

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