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Ch. P - Fundamental Concepts of Algebra
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Capitolo 1, Problema 88

In Exercises 83–90, perform the indicated operations. Simplify the result, if possible. y−1−(y+2)−12\(\frac{y^{-1}\) - (y + 2)^{-1}}{2}

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Rewrite the expression clearly: \(\frac{y^{-1} - (y+2)^{-1}}{2}\).
Express the negative exponents as fractions: \(y^{-1} = \frac{1}{y}\) and \((y+2)^{-1} = \frac{1}{y+2}\), so the expression becomes \(\frac{\frac{1}{y} - \frac{1}{y+2}}{2}\).
Find a common denominator for the numerator: the common denominator is \(y(y+2)\), so rewrite the numerator as \(\frac{(y+2) - y}{y(y+2)}\).
Simplify the numerator inside the fraction: \((y+2) - y = 2\), so the numerator becomes \(\frac{2}{y(y+2)}\).
Divide the numerator by 2, which is the same as multiplying by \(\frac{1}{2}\): \(\frac{2}{y(y+2)} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{y(y+2)}\). This is the simplified form.

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