hello!
can y=-x/8x reduce to -1/8?
thank you =)
Yes, that would be a correct simplificaton
To simplify the expression y = -x/8x, we can simplify the numerator and the denominator separately.
In the numerator, -x, we have a negative sign in front of x. To simplify this, we can multiply both the numerator and the denominator by -1, which gives us: -1 * -x = x.
In the denominator, we have 8x. As both terms have a common factor of x, we can divide both terms by x, which gives us: 8x / x = 8.
So now our simplified expression becomes y = x/8.
Therefore, the simplified form of y = -x/8x is y = x/8.
Hence, the expression cannot be reduced to -1/8. Instead, it simplifies to x/8.