Factor using the perfect square rule.
Rewrite as .
Check the middle term by multiplying and compare this result with the middle term in the original expression.
Simplify.
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
Factor using the AC method.
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Write the factored form using these integers.
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Multiply and .
Multiply and .
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Move to the left of .
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add (2y)/(y^2-2y+1)+8/(y^2+1y-2)