Mister Exam

How do you 1/(1-t^2) in partial fractions?

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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  1   
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     2
1 - t 
$$\frac{1}{1 - t^{2}}$$
1/(1 - t^2)
Fraction decomposition [src]
1/(2*(1 + t)) - 1/(2*(-1 + t))
$$\frac{1}{2 \left(t + 1\right)} - \frac{1}{2 \left(t - 1\right)}$$
    1           1     
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2*(1 + t)   2*(-1 + t)
General simplification [src]
  -1   
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      2
-1 + t 
$$- \frac{1}{t^{2} - 1}$$
-1/(-1 + t^2)
Common denominator [src]
  -1   
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      2
-1 + t 
$$- \frac{1}{t^{2} - 1}$$
-1/(-1 + t^2)
Numerical answer [src]
1/(1.0 - t^2)
1/(1.0 - t^2)
Combinatorics [src]
      -1        
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(1 + t)*(-1 + t)
$$- \frac{1}{\left(t - 1\right) \left(t + 1\right)}$$
-1/((1 + t)*(-1 + t))