Simplify the complex fraction.

StartStartFraction StartFraction 6 Over y EndFraction plus y OverOver StartFraction 5 Over y EndFraction minus y EndEndFraction

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To simplify the complex fraction

\[ \frac{\frac{6}{y} + y}{\frac{5}{y} - y}, \]

we first simplify the numerator and the denominator separately.

Step 1: Simplify the numerator

The numerator is

\[ \frac{6}{y} + y. \]

To combine these terms, let's make \(y\) into a fraction:

\[ y = \frac{y^2}{y}. \]

So, we have:

\[ \frac{6}{y} + \frac{y^2}{y} = \frac{6 + y^2}{y}. \]

Step 2: Simplify the denominator

The denominator is

\[ \frac{5}{y} - y. \]

Again, we can express \(y\) as a fraction:

\[ y = \frac{y^2}{y}. \]

Now we can combine:

\[ \frac{5}{y} - \frac{y^2}{y} = \frac{5 - y^2}{y}. \]

Step 3: Rewrite the complex fraction

Now we substitute the simplified numerator and denominator back into the complex fraction:

\[ \frac{\frac{6 + y^2}{y}}{\frac{5 - y^2}{y}}. \]

Step 4: Simplify the complex fraction

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal:

\[ \frac{6 + y^2}{y} \cdot \frac{y}{5 - y^2} = \frac{6 + y^2}{5 - y^2}. \]

Final Result:

The simplified form of the original complex fraction is:

\[ \frac{6 + y^2}{5 - y^2}. \]