Question 39874
y^2 - y + c / y + 1 = y - 2
Multiply both sides by y + 1 yields:
y^2 - y + c = (y+1)(y-2)
Adding -y^2 and +y to both sides yields:
c = (y+1)(y-2) -y^2 +y
Removing the parentheses yields:
c = y^2 -y -2 -y^2 +y
Adding all like terms yields:
c = -2


I hope that is right.