(t-5)/(1-t)-(t+4)/(t+1)+(t+2)/(t^(2)-1). Simplify using the LCD

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To simplify the expression

\[ \frac{t-5}{1-t} - \frac{t+4}{t+1} + \frac{t+2}{t^2 - 1}, \]

we start by rewriting \(t^2 - 1\) because it can be factored into \((t-1)(t+1)\). The expression now reads:

\[ \frac{t-5}{1-t} - \frac{t+4}{t+1} + \frac{t+2}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

Notice that \(1 - t = -(t - 1)\), so we can rewrite the first term as:

\[ \frac{t-5}{-(t-1)} = -\frac{t-5}{t-1}. \]

Now the expression becomes:

\[ -\frac{t-5}{t-1} - \frac{t+4}{t+1} + \frac{t+2}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

Next, we find the least common denominator (LCD) for all the terms. The denominators are \((t-1)\), \((t+1)\), and \((t-1)(t+1)\). Thus, the LCD is \((t-1)(t+1)\).

Now we convert each term to have a denominator of \((t-1)(t+1)\):

  1. For the first term:

\[ -\frac{(t-5)(t+1)}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

  1. For the second term:

\[

  • \frac{(t+4)(t-1)}{(t+1)(t-1)}. \]
  1. The third term is already:

\[ \frac{t+2}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

Now we can rewrite the expression as:

\[ -\frac{(t-5)(t+1) + (t+4)(t-1) + (t+2)}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

Next, we compute the numerator:

\[ -(t-5)(t+1) = -((t^2 + t - 5t - 5)) = -t^2 + 4t + 5, \]

\[ -(t+4)(t-1) = -(t^2 - t + 4t - 4) = -t^2 + 3t + 4, \]

So combining gives:

\[ (-t^2 + 4t + 5) + (-t^2 + 3t + 4) + (t + 2). \]

Combine the like terms:

\[ -2t^2 + (4t + 3t + t) + (5 + 4 + 2) = -2t^2 + 8t + 11. \]

Therefore, the final expression is:

\[ \frac{-2t^2 + 8t + 11}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]

Now we can simplify the final expression if possible, but \( -2t^2 + 8t + 11 \) doesn't have a simpler factorization.

So the final simplified expression is:

\[ \frac{-2t^2 + 8t + 11}{(t-1)(t+1)}. \]