Simplify the algebraic expression. \( \frac{x^{2}-2 x y+y^{2}}{\frac{x}{y}-\frac{y}{x}} \) \( \frac{x^{2}-2 x y+y^{2}}{\frac{x}{y}-\frac{y}{x}}=\square \)
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To simplify the expression \( \frac{x^{2}-2 x y+y^{2}}{\frac{x}{y}-\frac{y}{x}} \), let's first tackle the denominator and numerator separately. 1. The numerator \( x^{2} - 2xy + y^{2} \) can be factored as \( (x - y)^2 \). 2. For the denominator, \( \frac{x}{y} - \frac{y}{x} \) can be combined over a common denominator: \[ \frac{x^2 - y^2}{xy} = \frac{(x-y)(x+y)}{xy} \] Now we rewrite the entire expression: \[ \frac{(x-y)^2}{\frac{(x-y)(x+y)}{xy}} = \frac{(x-y)^2 \cdot xy}{(x-y)(x+y)} \] Assuming \( x \neq y \), we can cancel \( (x - y) \): \[ \frac{(x-y) \cdot xy}{(x+y)} \] So, the simplified expression is: \[ \frac{xy (x - y)}{(x + y)} = \square \]