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show that graphs of (x-2x)/(x+2y)=1/3 and (x-y)/(x+y)=3/5 coincide...how do you solve it?

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  1. You have a typo in the first one
    should be
    (x-2y)/(x+2y)=1/3
    x - 2 y = x/3 + 2 y/3
    2 x/3 = 8 y /3
    2 x = 8 y

    second one
    x - y = 3 x/5 + 3 y/5
    x - 3 x/5 = y + 3 y/5
    2 x/5 = 8 y/5
    2 x = 8 y

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