Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Complex Rational Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 435: 5

Answer

$\frac{y+x}{y-x}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}}{\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{y}}$ Multiply the numerator and the denominator by $xy$. $=\frac{xy}{xy} \cdot \frac{\left ( \frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}\right )}{\left (\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{y}\right )}$ Use the distributive property. $=\frac{xy\cdot \frac{1}{x}+xy\cdot \frac{1}{y}}{xy\cdot \frac{1}{x}-xy\cdot \frac{1}{y}}$ Simplify. $=\frac{y+x}{y-x}$.
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