SOLUTION: Subtract: 5/e-2 - 5/2-e

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Question 578223: Subtract: 5/e-2 - 5/2-e
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%2F%28%28e-2%29%29 - 5%2F%28%282-e%29%29
we can factor out -1 from the 2nd denominator and have:
5%2F%28%28e-2%29%29 - 5%2F%28-1%28e-2%29%29
dividing by -1 changes the sign so we have the same denominators, just add the terms
5%2F%28%28e-2%29%29 + 5%2F%28%28e-2%29%29%29 = 10%2F%28%28e-2%29%29