Question 442491: hi here's my question
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(x+1)(x-1)/(x+1)squared thanks Found 2 solutions by stanbon, swincher4391:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (x+1)(x-1)/(x+1)squared
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[(x+1)(x-1)]/[(x+1)(x+1)]
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Cancel the common (x+1) factor to get:
(x-1)/(x+1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Are we simplifying the expression?
If so, we have:
Recall, with like bases we can subtract exponents if we are dividing.
So, this becomes
To simplify, we cannot have negative exponents, so we have to make everything in terms of positive exponents. Recall that a^-1 = 1/a. So (x+1)^-1 = 1/(x+1).
Thus our final answer is :
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