How do you simplify $x- 1- \frac { 2} { x + 1}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-28T01:11:43

$color(indigo)(=> (x^2 - 3) / (x + 1)$

$(x - 1) - (2 / (x + 1))$

$=>(((x-1) (x + 1)) - 2) / (x = 1), " taking L CM as " (x + 1)$

$=> (x^2 - 1 -2) / (x + 1), " Multiplying after removing brackets"$

$=> (x^2 - 3) / (x + 1), " simplifying"$

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