Initial program 14.5
\[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied frac-sub13.9
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot x - \left(x + 1\right) \cdot 1}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x}}\]
Simplified13.9
\[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x - \left(x + 1\right)}}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied *-un-lft-identity13.9
\[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(x - \left(x + 1\right)\right)}}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x}\]
Applied times-frac13.9
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \frac{x - \left(x + 1\right)}{x}}\]
Simplified0.1
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{0 - 1}{x}}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied associate-*r/0.1
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \left(0 - 1\right)}{x}}\]
Final simplification0.1
\[\leadsto \frac{\frac{-1}{x + 1}}{x}\]