Thread: Easy simplification of a function

I understand how they did everything except the last step, from 1/(-s/(s+1)^2) to -(s+1)^2/s

Could someone clarify? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Evan.Kimia

I understand how they did everything except the last step, from 1/(-s/(s+1)^2) to -(s+1)^2/s

Could someone clarify? Thanks.

Well...

Using the fact that

That is, dividing a term by x is like multiplying it by . In this example, our x is and so our 1/x is

Originally Posted by Evan.Kimia

I understand how they did everything except the last step, from 1/(-s/(s+1)^2) to -(s+1)^2/s

Could someone clarify? Thanks.

remember how to divide by a fraction?

Thats what i thought, i wanted to be certain. Thanks!