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How do you simplify #x- 1- \frac { 2} { x + 1}#?

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sankarankalyanam

Jul 28, 2018

#color(indigo)(=> (x^2 - 3) / (x + 1)#

Explanation:

#(x - 1) - (2 / (x + 1))#

#=>(((x-1) (x + 1)) - 2) / (x = 1), " taking L CM as " (x + 1)#

#=> (x^2 - 1 -2) / (x + 1), " Multiplying after removing brackets"#

#=> (x^2 - 3) / (x + 1), " simplifying"#

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