Respuesta :

Answer: [tex]\frac{9}{x-1}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the denominators are the same, we can subtract the numerators.

[tex]\frac{x+1}{x-1}-\frac{x-8}{x-1}=\frac{(x+1)-(x-8)}{x-1}=\boxed{\frac{9}{x-1}}[/tex]