document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184034>Question 1184034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x is not equal to 0, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-2y/2y-x + 2y-x/x-2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is -2 but I don't know how that the answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Curiously, the expression you show is indeed equal to -2; and the expression you undoubtedly INTENDED to show is also equal to -2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is the expression you show: \"x-2y/2y-x + 2y-x/x-2y\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2y%2F2y-x+%2B+2y-x%2Fx-2y+=+%28x-1-x%29%2B%282y-1-2y%29+=+%28-1%29%2B%28-1%29+=+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2y%2F2y-x+%2B+2y-x%2Fx-2y+=+%28x-1-x%29%2B%282y-1-2y%29+=+%28-1%29%2B%28-1%29+=+-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, on the other hand, is the expression you most probably meant: \"(x-2y)/(2y-x)+(2y-x)/(x-2y)\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2y%29%2F%282y-x%29%2B%282y-x%29%2F%28x-2y%29+=+%28-%282y-x%29%29%2F%282y-x%29%2B%28-%28x-2y%29%29%2F%28x-2y%29+=+%28-1%29%2B%28-1%29+=+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you are working problems like this, your math knowledge should be great enough to know that proper use of parentheses is important...!<br><BR>\n" );
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