SOLUTION: -2 over a-b , times b-a

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Question 701438: -2 over a-b , times b-a
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2 over a-b , times b-a
:
%28-2%29%2F%28%28a-b%29%29 * %28b-a%29
Factor out -1; changes the signs inside brackets
%28-2%29%2F%28%28a-b%29%29 * -1%28a-b%29
Cancel (a-b) leaving
-2 * -1 = 2