document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=236455>Question 236455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8-y/2-y=y-8/y-2  I know these are equal. But why??? I have to prove why they are equal. I was thinking maybe if I multiply them by their inverses then they would both equal 1. Please help.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174033 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=174033\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288-y%29%2F%282-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-y%29%2F%282-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-%28-8%2By%29%29%2F%282-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-%28-8%2By%29%29%2F%282-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor a -1 from the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-%28-8%2By%29%29%2F%28-%28-2%2By%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-%28-8%2By%29%29%2F%28-%28-2%2By%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor a -1 from the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-%28y-8%29%29%2F%28-%28y-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-%28y-8%29%29%2F%28-%28y-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-8%29%2F%28y-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-8%29%2F%28y-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce. In other words, simplify <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 1 (which is then absorbed into the expression).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288-y%29%2F%282-y%29=%28y-8%29%2F%28y-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-y%29%2F%282-y%29=%28y-8%29%2F%28y-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%3E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%3E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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