Simplify (x-8)/(8-x)

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

Step 1

Factor $- 1$ out of $x$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- x) - 8}{8 - x}$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 8$ as $- 1 (8)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- x) - 1 (8)}{8 - x}$

Step 3

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 (- x) - 1 (8)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- x + 8)}{8 - x}$

Step 4

Reorder terms.

$\frac{- 1 (- x + 8)}{- x + 8}$

Step 5

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 1 (- x + 8)}{- x + 8}$

Step 6

Divide $- 1$ by $1$ .

$- 1$

Related Questions