How to show that the Lie derivative satisfies L[x,y]t = Lx(Ly(t)) - Ly(Lx(t))

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consider t is arbitrary tensor and [x,y] is Lie derivative
how can we show that

L[x,y]t=Lx Ly t - Ly Lx t
 
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