Initial program 14.4
\[\frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x - 1}\]
- Using strategy
rm Applied flip--29.2
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1}{x + 1}}}\]
Applied associate-/r/29.3
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{x + 1} - \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1} \cdot \left(x + 1\right)}\]
Applied flip-+14.5
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1}{x - 1}}} - \frac{1}{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1} \cdot \left(x + 1\right)\]
Applied associate-/r/14.4
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1} \cdot \left(x - 1\right)} - \frac{1}{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1} \cdot \left(x + 1\right)\]
Applied distribute-lft-out--13.8
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x \cdot x - 1 \cdot 1} \cdot \left(\left(x - 1\right) - \left(x + 1\right)\right)}\]
Simplified13.8
\[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{-1 + x \cdot x}} \cdot \left(\left(x - 1\right) - \left(x + 1\right)\right)\]
Simplified0.4
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{-1 + x \cdot x} \cdot \color{blue}{-2}\]
Final simplification0.4
\[\leadsto \frac{1}{-1 + x \cdot x} \cdot -2\]