who to combine the following

Question

y^(1/2)+1/y^(1/2)

Answer 1

The common denominator is y^(1/2)

 

y^(1/2)     1

-------- +  ------

    1            y^(1/2)

 

y^(1/2)*y^(1/2)  + 1

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     y^1/2

 

y + 1

----------   

  y^1/2