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How do I simplify this complex rational expression?

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{23x+3}{20(x+1)}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Separate the fractions into a more readable format.

Factorise the denominators of all the fractions where possible. For [tex]x^2-1[/tex] apply DOTS ==> Difference of two squares*

Simplify the fractions.

I wrote out my working so I hope that helps :>>

*Difference of two squares is a method of factorising the sum of two squares, where one of them is negative.   [tex]a^2-b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)[/tex]

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