Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.6 Rational Exponents - R.6 Exercises - Page 65: 108

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

Multiply $\frac{x^2y^2}{x^2y^2}$ to the expression, we have: $\frac{x^{-2}+y^{-2}}{x^{-2}-y^{-2}}\cdot \frac{x+y}{x-y}=\frac{x^2y^2}{x^2y^2}\cdot\frac{x^{-2}+y^{-2}}{x^{-2}-y^{-2}}\cdot \frac{x+y}{x-y}=\frac{y^2+x^2}{y^2-x^2}\cdot \frac{x+y}{x-y}=\frac{x^2+y^2}{(y+x)(y-x)}\cdot \frac{x+y}{x-y}=-\frac{x^2+y^2}{(x-y)^2}$
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