Question 855780: y2-5y-6/y2-1
Reduce to the lowest term
/ means divide
Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! NOTES:
So that we do not misunderstand, it is better to write y^2 for  .
Computers, math geeks, and many calculators understand that ^ means what follows is an exponent, and that / means divide.
Computers, math geeks, and most calculators understand that
y^2-5y-6/y^2-1 means  ,
while  should be written as (y^2-5y-6)/(y^2-1) to follow the long internationally accepted conventions/rules on order of operations.
I understand what you meant because I can read minds, but don't try that with your calculator, or you will get exactly what you ask for.
  
when  the expressions on the left of the red equal sign exist, and are equal to the simplified expression on the right, which does exist for  .
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