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Simplify the rational expression. You may want to refer to Example 12 of this8x - 9/9 - 8x

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-1

Step-by-step explanation

We want to simplify the rational expression given:


(8x-9)/(9-8x)

To do this, rewrite the denominator and simplify:


a-b=-(b-a)

This implies that:


\begin{gathered} (8x-9)/(-(8x-9)) \\ \Rightarrow(1)/(-1) \\ \Rightarrow-1 \end{gathered}

That is the answer.

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