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Question 169795
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Simplify
x^2+x-2/x^2-1
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Start with the given expression.
Factor
to get
.
Factor
to get
.
Highlight the common terms.
Cancel out the common terms.
Simplify.
So
simplifies to
.
In other words,
where
or