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A manufacturing technician is simplifying the material efficiency formula y2−5yy2−4−6y−64−y2\frac{y^2 - 5y}{y^2 - 4} - \frac{6y - 6}{4 - y^2}. True or False: To find a common denominator, the technician must recognize that y2−4y^2 - 4 and 4−y2{}4 - y^2 are algebraic opposites, meaning the second fraction can be transformed by multiplying its numerator and denominator by −1-1.

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