Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Rational Expressions - 1.4 Exercises - Page 44: 82

Answer

$\dfrac{(1-x^{2})^{1/2}+x^{2}(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}}{1-x^{2}}=\dfrac{1}{(1-x^{2})^{3/2}}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{(1-x^{2})^{1/2}+x^{2}(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}}{1-x^{2}}$ Take out common factor $(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}$ from the numerator and simplify: $\dfrac{(1-x^{2})^{1/2}+x^{2}(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}}{1-x^{2}}=\dfrac{(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}[(1-x^{2})+x^{2}]}{1-x^{2}}=...$ $...=\dfrac{(1-x^{2})^{-1/2}}{1-x^{2}}=\dfrac{1}{(1-x^{2})(1-x^{2})^{1/2}}=\dfrac{1}{(1-x^{2})^{3/2}}$
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