Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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

Answer

$\frac{x^2+y}{y(y+1)}$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=\frac{\frac{x}{y}+\frac{1}{x}}{\frac{y}{x}+\frac{1}{x}}$ Multiply the numerator and the denominator by $xy$. $=\frac{xy}{xy} \cdot \frac{\left ( \frac{x}{y}+\frac{1}{x}\right )}{\left (\frac{y}{x}+\frac{1}{x}\right )}$ Use the distributive property. $=\frac{xy\cdot \frac{x}{y}+xy\cdot \frac{1}{x}}{xy\cdot \frac{y}{x}+xy\cdot \frac{1}{x}}$ Simplify. $=\frac{x^2+y}{y^2+y}$. Factor the denominator. $=\frac{x^2+y}{y(y+1)}$.
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