7 -y
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Y - 7
Does this factor to 1????
Assuming that the two Ys (y and Y) indicate the same unknown, it would be -1.
(7 - Y)/(Y - 7) = -1(Y - 7)/(Y - 7)
The (Y - 7) terms cancel each other out, leaving -1.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To find out if the expression (7 - y)/(y - 7) factors to 1, we need to simplify the expression.
To do that, we can start by factoring out -1 from the numerator and denominator:
(-1)(y - 7)/(y - 7)
Now, we can see that the (y - 7) terms in the numerator and denominator cancel each other out, leaving us with -1.
Therefore, the expression (7 - y)/(y - 7) simplifies to -1, not 1.
I hope this clears up any confusion. Let me know if you have any further questions!