5. $$ \frac{x+1}{1+\frac{1}{x}} $$

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Calculate or simplify the expression $$ (x+1)/(1+1/x) $$.
Simplify the expression by following steps:
- step0: Solution:
  $$\frac{\left(x+1ight)}{\left(1+\frac{1}{x}ight)}$$
- step1: Remove the parentheses:
  $$\frac{x+1}{1+\frac{1}{x}}$$
- step2: Add the terms:
  $$\frac{x+1}{\frac{x+1}{x}}$$
- step3: Multiply by the reciprocal:
  $$\left(x+1ight)	imes \frac{x}{x+1}$$
- step4: Reduce the fraction:
  $$1	imes x$$
- step5: Multiply the terms:
  $$x$$
The simplified form of the expression $$ \frac{x+1}{1+\frac{1}{x}} $$ is $$ x $$.
The simplified form is $$ x $$.

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