Question

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

Answer 1

ANSWER

$-1$

EXPLANATION

We want to simplify the rational expression given:

$\frac{8x-9}{9-8x}$

To do this, rewrite the denominator and simplify:

$a-b=-(b-a)$

This implies that:

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

That is the answer.