turkey-yks 2013 Q8

turkey-yks · Other · ygs Partial Fractions
$$\begin{aligned} & a = \frac { x } { x - y } \\ & b = \frac { y } { x + y } \end{aligned}$$
Given this, what is the value of the expression $\frac { a + b - 1 } { a \cdot b }$?
A) $- 2$
B) $- 1$
C) $0$
D) $1$
E) $2$
$$\begin{aligned}
& a = \frac { x } { x - y } \\
& b = \frac { y } { x + y }
\end{aligned}$$

Given this, what is the value of the expression $\frac { a + b - 1 } { a \cdot b }$?\\
A) $- 2$\\
B) $- 1$\\
C) $0$\\
D) $1$\\
E) $2$