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algebra intermediate
Problem
Evaluate the expression
Solution
Let , , and . Using these variables the expression becomes By grouping all the terms with the same reciprocal together we get Using the difference of squares, we can rewrite the numerator of the expression as Let . Then the numerator is But this is just the denominator of our fraction times . So our original expression simplifies to which is .
Final answer
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