SOLUTION: Please help! Add and use simplest form. (4y / y^2+6y+5) + (2y / y^2-1) I cannot figure out the LCD. The first expression breaks down to (y+5) and (y+1) and the second expre

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Question 103220: Please help! Add and use simplest form.
(4y / y^2+6y+5) + (2y / y^2-1)
I cannot figure out the LCD. The first expression breaks down to (y+5) and (y+1) and the second expression breaks down to (y-1) and (y+1). After that, I am lost. Please help! Thanks so much!

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Good work so far.
You did the hard part.
So, y+1, y-1, y+5 are the LCD
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Ed