In Example 5, add the fraction

to those being added and then find the result.

Data from Example 5

When we multiply each fraction by the quantity required to obtain the proper denominator, we do not actually have to write the common denominator under each numerator. Placing all the products that appear in the numerators over the common denominator is sufficient. Hence, the illustration in this example would appear as

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2 x² - 1 2