Question

How do you simplify `(2y + 1 )/( y-2)`?

Answer 1

You can do this trick:

`(2y + 1 - 5 + 5)/(y - 2)`

`= (2y - 4 + 5)/(y-2)`

`= (2(y - 2) + 5)/(y-2)`

`= 2((y-2)/(y-2)) + 5/(y-2)`

`= 2 + 5/(y-2)`