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Simplifying y+1/y²-1​

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Answer:

1

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y-1

with the restriction y cannot equal -1

Explanation:

y+1

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y^1 -1

Noticing that the denominator is the difference of squares and factoring

y+1

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(y+1)(y-1)

Canceling like terms

1

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y-1

with the restriction y cannot equal -1

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