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Can the following rational expression be further simplified? x- 2 /2 - x if so simplify it

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ChiomaN166101 ChiomaN166101
  • 26-10-2022
[tex]\frac{x-2}{2-x}[/tex]

The above expression can be further simplified by factoring out the denominator into -1 (x - 2).

[tex]\frac{x-2}{-1(x-2)}=\frac{1}{-1}=-1[/tex]

The simplified version is just -1.

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