SOLUTION: Simplify This from the text book Introductory Algebra. Ch 6.8 #44 [x+1 +1 ] ^5 x-1 ___________ [x +1 – 1] x-1

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Question 269902: Simplify This from the text book Introductory Algebra. Ch 6.8 #44

[x+1 +1 ] ^5
x-1
___________
[x +1 – 1]
x-1
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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It appears from above we have
(i) %28x%2B2%29%5E5+%2A+%28x-1%29 / x%2A%28x-1%29
we cancel x-1 to get
(ii) %28x%2B2%29%5E5+%2F+x