Simplify 5+x/x+5

Question

Simplify 5+x/x+5

jdoe0001 · Answer

$\bf \cfrac{5+x}{x+5}\implies \cfrac{\cancel{ 5+x }}{\cancel{ 5+x }}\implies ?$

anonymous · Answer

lol i have no words is that the full quistion?

anonymous · Answer

The options are 1, -1, x, 5+x/x+5

anonymous · Answer

So the answer is x?

jdoe0001 · Answer

$\bf \cfrac{5+x}{x+5}\implies \cfrac{\cancel{ 5+x }}{\cancel{ 5+x }}\implies x?$

jdoe0001 · Answer

what do you get when you divide say $\bf \cfrac{\cancel{ same }}{\cancel{ same }}=?$

anonymous · Answer

Oh it stays exactly the same right?

anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001

jdoe0001 · Answer

hmm  well.. lemme put differently   $\bf \cfrac{\cancel{ 2 }}{\cancel{ 2 }}=?$

anonymous · Answer

1?

jdoe0001 · Answer

yeap  thus $\bf \cfrac{5+x}{x+5}\implies \cfrac{\cancel{ 5+x }}{\cancel{ 5+x }}\implies 1$

jdoe0001 · Answer

because $\bf \cfrac{\cancel{ same }}{\cancel{ same }}=1$

anonymous · Answer

Oh I said 1 in the beginning... so then if I would want to simplify -(x-4)/4-x it is also 1 too?

anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001

jdoe0001 · Answer

$\bf \cfrac{-(x-4)}{4-x}\implies \cfrac{-x+4}{4-x}\implies \cfrac{\cancel{ 4-x }}{\cancel{ 4-x }}$

anonymous · Answer

Which is 1!

anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001

jdoe0001 · Answer

site is a bit laggy

but yes is 1

anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001 Thank you very much!

jdoe0001 · Answer

yw