SOLUTION: Can x-5 be cancelled to 5-x

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Question 894494: Can x-5 be cancelled to 5-x
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes
%28%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%285-x%29%29
Factor out -1 from the denominator, now you have
%28%28x-5%29%29%2F%28-1%28-5%2Bx%29%29%29
Which is
%28%28x-5%29%29%2F%28-1%28x-5%29%29%29
Cancel (x-5) and you have
1%2F%28-1%29
which iequals -1