SOLUTION: Simplify the complex fraction: x(squared)-y(squared) ___________ _________ xy ___________ __________ 1 1 _ - _ y x

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Question 426393: Simplify the complex fraction:
x(squared)-y(squared)
_____________________
xy
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1 1
_ - _
y x
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^2-y^2)/xy
=((x+y)(x-y))/xy
.
1/y - 1/x
=(x-y)/xy
.
((x+y)(x-y))/xy / (x-y)/xy
((x+y)(x-y))/xy * xy/(x-y)
=x+y
.
Ed