SOLUTION: simplify (1+1/x) / (1-1/x)

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Question 169803: simplify
(1+1/x) / (1-1/x)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2B1%2Fx%29+%2F+%281-1%2Fx%29 Start with the given expression


Multiply EVERY term by the inner LCD x to clear the inner denominators


%28x%2B1%29+%2F+%28x-1%29 Multiply and simplify


So %281%2B1%2Fx%29+%2F+%281-1%2Fx%29 simplifies to %28x%2B1%29+%2F+%28x-1%29