Initial program 14.4
\[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x - 1}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied frac-sub13.8
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1 \cdot \left(x - 1\right) - \left(x + 1\right) \cdot 1}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}}\]
Simplified0.4
\[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-\left(1 + 1\right)}}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied *-un-lft-identity0.4
\[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(-\left(1 + 1\right)\right)}}{\left(x + 1\right) \cdot \left(x - 1\right)}\]
Applied times-frac0.1
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x + 1} \cdot \frac{-\left(1 + 1\right)}{x - 1}}\]
Final simplification0.1
\[\leadsto \frac{1 + 1}{x - 1} \cdot \frac{-1}{x + 1}\]