SOLUTION: add 1 + 1 ----- + ------ 1 - x^2 + x - 1

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Question 69232: add
1 + 1
----- + ------
1 - x^2 + x - 1
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/(1-X^2)+1/(X-1)
[(X-1)+(1-X^2)]/(1-X^2)(X-1)
(X-1+1-X^2)/(1-X^2)(X-1)
X-X^2/(1-X^2)(X-1)
X(1-X)/(1-X)(1+X)(X-1) FACTOR OUT THE (1-X) TERMS & WE HAVE LEFT
X/(1+X)(X-1)
X/(X^2-1)