SOLUTION: Determine what is wrong with the following simplification. x2 + y2 --------- = x + y2 x Give an example that shows why this is incorrect. What should x2 + y2

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Question 359439: Determine what is wrong with the following simplification.
x2 + y2
--------- = x + y2
x
Give an example that shows why this is incorrect. What should x2 + y2 equal
-------------
x

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^2 + y^2) / x
=x^2/x+y^2/x
x+(y^2/x)is the correct answer
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