Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.7 nth Roots; Rational Exponents - A.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page A61: 85

Answer

$ \frac{1}{x^2(x^2-1)^{1/2}}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{\frac{x^2}{(x^2-1)^{1/2}}-(x^2-1)^{1/2}}{x^2}=\frac{x^2-(x^2-1)}{x^2(x^2-1)^{1/2}}=\frac{1}{x^2(x^2-1)^{1/2}}$
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