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Least common denominator ((x+1)^2/(x-1)^2)*(x-1)*(2/(x-1)-2*(x+1)/(x-1)^2)/(x+1)

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       2                            
(x + 1)          /  2     2*(x + 1)\
--------*(x - 1)*|----- - ---------|
       2         |x - 1           2|
(x - 1)          \         (x - 1) /
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               x + 1                
$$\frac{\frac{\left(x + 1\right)^{2}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} \left(x - 1\right) \left(- \frac{2 \left(x + 1\right)}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2}{x - 1}\right)}{x + 1}$$
((((x + 1)^2/(x - 1)^2)*(x - 1))*(2/(x - 1) - 2*(x + 1)/(x - 1)^2))/(x + 1)
Fraction decomposition [src]
-8/(-1 + x)^3 - 4/(-1 + x)^2
$$- \frac{4}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} - \frac{8}{\left(x - 1\right)^{3}}$$
      8           4    
- --------- - ---------
          3           2
  (-1 + x)    (-1 + x) 
General simplification [src]
-(4 + 4*x) 
-----------
         3 
 (-1 + x)  
$$- \frac{4 x + 4}{\left(x - 1\right)^{3}}$$
-(4 + 4*x)/(-1 + x)^3
Numerical answer [src]
(1.0 + x)*(2.0/(-1.0 + x) - (2.0 + 2.0*x)/(-1.0 + x)^2)/(-1.0 + x)
(1.0 + x)*(2.0/(-1.0 + x) - (2.0 + 2.0*x)/(-1.0 + x)^2)/(-1.0 + x)
Assemble expression [src]
        /  2       2 + 2*x \
(1 + x)*|------ - ---------|
        |-1 + x           2|
        \         (-1 + x) /
----------------------------
           -1 + x           
$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(\frac{2}{x - 1} - \frac{2 x + 2}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}}\right)}{x - 1}$$
(1 + x)*(2/(-1 + x) - (2 + 2*x)/(-1 + x)^2)/(-1 + x)
Powers [src]
        /  2       -2 - 2*x\
(1 + x)*|------ + ---------|
        |-1 + x           2|
        \         (-1 + x) /
----------------------------
           -1 + x           
$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(\frac{- 2 x - 2}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{2}{x - 1}\right)}{x - 1}$$
        /  2       2 + 2*x \
(1 + x)*|------ - ---------|
        |-1 + x           2|
        \         (-1 + x) /
----------------------------
           -1 + x           
$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(\frac{2}{x - 1} - \frac{2 x + 2}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}}\right)}{x - 1}$$
(1 + x)*(2/(-1 + x) - (2 + 2*x)/(-1 + x)^2)/(-1 + x)
Combining rational expressions [src]
-4*(1 + x)
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        3 
(-1 + x)  
$$- \frac{4 \left(x + 1\right)}{\left(x - 1\right)^{3}}$$
-4*(1 + x)/(-1 + x)^3
Combinatorics [src]
-4*(1 + x)
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        3 
(-1 + x)  
$$- \frac{4 \left(x + 1\right)}{\left(x - 1\right)^{3}}$$
-4*(1 + x)/(-1 + x)^3
Rational denominator [src]
        /          2                      \
(1 + x)*\2*(-1 + x)  + (-1 + x)*(-2 - 2*x)/
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                         4                 
                 (-1 + x)                  
$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(\left(- 2 x - 2\right) \left(x - 1\right) + 2 \left(x - 1\right)^{2}\right)}{\left(x - 1\right)^{4}}$$
(1 + x)*(2*(-1 + x)^2 + (-1 + x)*(-2 - 2*x))/(-1 + x)^4
Common denominator [src]
    -(4 + 4*x)      
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      3      2      
-1 + x  - 3*x  + 3*x
$$- \frac{4 x + 4}{x^{3} - 3 x^{2} + 3 x - 1}$$
-(4 + 4*x)/(-1 + x^3 - 3*x^2 + 3*x)
Trigonometric part [src]
        /  2       2 + 2*x \
(1 + x)*|------ - ---------|
        |-1 + x           2|
        \         (-1 + x) /
----------------------------
           -1 + x           
$$\frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(\frac{2}{x - 1} - \frac{2 x + 2}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}}\right)}{x - 1}$$
(1 + x)*(2/(-1 + x) - (2 + 2*x)/(-1 + x)^2)/(-1 + x)