document.write( "Question 1031478: I am to simplify this expression (2x-3y)^2 / (3y-2x)^2\r
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document.write( "My work is...
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document.write( "(2x-3y)^2 / (3y-2x)^2
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document.write( "=(2x-3y)^2 / [-(2x-3y)]^2
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document.write( "=(2x-3y)^2 / (2x-3y)^2
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document.write( "=-1
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document.write( "What am I doing wrong? My teacher states my answer is incorrect. Please tell me what I am missing. Thank you. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #646152 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! =(2x-3y)^2 / (3y-2x)^2 \n" ); document.write( "=(2x-3y)^2 / [-(2x-3y)]^2 \n" ); document.write( "=(2x-3y)^2 / (2x-3y)^2 <----- How do you go from this step to the next step?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \n" ); document.write( "Z/Z=1 \n" ); document.write( "Why does your final step equal -1? \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |