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\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)}{x-1}-\frac{3}{x-1}}
To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Multiply x+1 times \frac{x-1}{x-1}.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)-3}{x-1}}
Since \frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)}{x-1} and \frac{3}{x-1} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{x^{2}-x+x-1-3}{x-1}}
Do the multiplications in \left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)-3.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1}}
Combine like terms in x^{2}-x+x-1-3.
\frac{\left(x-2\right)\left(x-1\right)}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x^{2}-4\right)}
Divide \frac{x-2}{x-1} by \frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1} by multiplying \frac{x-2}{x-1} by the reciprocal of \frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1}.
\frac{x-2}{x^{2}-4}
Cancel out x-1 in both numerator and denominator.
\frac{x-2}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}
Factor the expressions that are not already factored.
\frac{1}{x+2}
Cancel out x-2 in both numerator and denominator.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)}{x-1}-\frac{3}{x-1}}
To add or subtract expressions, expand them to make their denominators the same. Multiply x+1 times \frac{x-1}{x-1}.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)-3}{x-1}}
Since \frac{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)}{x-1} and \frac{3}{x-1} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{x^{2}-x+x-1-3}{x-1}}
Do the multiplications in \left(x+1\right)\left(x-1\right)-3.
\frac{\frac{x-2}{x-1}}{\frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1}}
Combine like terms in x^{2}-x+x-1-3.
\frac{\left(x-2\right)\left(x-1\right)}{\left(x-1\right)\left(x^{2}-4\right)}
Divide \frac{x-2}{x-1} by \frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1} by multiplying \frac{x-2}{x-1} by the reciprocal of \frac{x^{2}-4}{x-1}.
\frac{x-2}{x^{2}-4}
Cancel out x-1 in both numerator and denominator.
\frac{x-2}{\left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right)}
Factor the expressions that are not already factored.
\frac{1}{x+2}
Cancel out x-2 in both numerator and denominator.
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Matrix
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Simultaneous equation
\left. \begin{cases} { 8x+2y = 46 } \\ { 7x+3y = 47 } \end{cases} \right.
Differentiation
\frac { d } { d x } \frac { ( 3 x ^ { 2 } - 2 ) } { ( x - 5 ) }
Integration
\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x e ^ { - x ^ { 2 } } d x
Limits
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