Initial program 14.5
\[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\]
Initial simplification13.9
\[\leadsto \frac{x - \left(x + 1\right)}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot x}\]
- 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 pow10.1
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \color{blue}{{\left(\frac{0 - 1}{x}\right)}^{1}}\]
Applied pow10.1
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\frac{1}{x + 1}\right)}^{1}} \cdot {\left(\frac{0 - 1}{x}\right)}^{1}\]
Applied pow-prod-down0.1
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \frac{0 - 1}{x}\right)}^{1}}\]
Simplified0.1
\[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\frac{-1}{x}}{x + 1}\right)}}^{1}\]
Final simplification0.1
\[\leadsto -\frac{\frac{1}{x}}{1 + x}\]