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Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 91

Simplify each complex fraction. See Examples 5 and 6. [(y + 3)/y − 4/(y − 1)] / [(y/y + 1/y) / (y − 1) + 1/y]

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Rewrite the complex fraction clearly by expressing the numerator and denominator separately. The numerator is \(\frac{y + 3}{y} - \frac{4}{y - 1}\) and the denominator is \(\frac{y}{y - 1} + \frac{1}{y}\).
Find a common denominator for the terms in the numerator. The denominators are \(y\) and \(y - 1\), so the common denominator is \(y(y - 1)\). Rewrite each fraction with this common denominator.
Combine the fractions in the numerator by subtracting the numerators over the common denominator \(y(y - 1)\).
Similarly, find a common denominator for the terms in the denominator, which are \(y - 1\) and \(y\). The common denominator is also \(y(y - 1)\). Rewrite and add the fractions in the denominator.
Now, rewrite the entire complex fraction as a division of two fractions with the same denominator \(y(y - 1)\). When dividing, multiply the numerator fraction by the reciprocal of the denominator fraction, then simplify the resulting expression by canceling common factors.

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