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

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  2   
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 2    
x  - 1
$$\frac{2}{x^{2} - 1}$$
2/(x^2 - 1)
Fraction decomposition [src]
1/(-1 + x) - 1/(1 + x)
$$- \frac{1}{x + 1} + \frac{1}{x - 1}$$
  1        1  
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-1 + x   1 + x
Numerical answer [src]
2.0/(-1.0 + x^2)
2.0/(-1.0 + x^2)
Combinatorics [src]
       2        
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(1 + x)*(-1 + x)
$$\frac{2}{\left(x - 1\right) \left(x + 1\right)}$$
2/((1 + x)*(-1 + x))