8. \( x, y \in \mathbb{Z} \) \( \frac{1}{x+5}+\frac{1}{y-4}=1 \Rightarrow x+y= \) ?
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To solve the equation \( \frac{1}{x+5}+\frac{1}{y-4}=1 \), let's first combine the fractions: \[ \frac{(y-4) + (x+5)}{(x+5)(y-4)} = 1 \] This leads us to: \[ (y - 4) + (x + 5) = (x + 5)(y - 4) \] Simplifying the left side: \[ x + y + 1 = (x + 5)(y - 4) \] Now, expanding the right side: \[ x + y + 1 = xy - 4x + 5y - 20 \] Rearranging the equation gives us: \[ xy - 5y + 4x - x - y - 19 = 0 \] This can be simplified to: \[ xy - 5y + 3x - 19 = 0 \] Rearranging for easier expression might help here, but we can directly use a clever approach with integers. As the equation simplifies, we can make a substitution to find values for \( x \) and \( y \). Let’s try \( x + 5 = a \) and \( y - 4 = b \), then \( \frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} = 1 \) gives \( a + b = ab \). The integer solutions show that \( a \) and \( b \) can be 2 and 2 or various combinations that will indicate integer solutions. From this solution path, if we directly go back to \( x \) and \( y \): 1. If \( a = 2 \) implies \( x + 5 = 2 \), which gives \( x = -3 \). 2. Similarly, \( b = 2 \) means \( y - 4 = 2\), leading to \( y = 6\). Thus, \( x + y = -3 + 6 = 3 \). Therefore, the final result is: \[ \boxed{3} \]