Proof of property 2

Show that

[Maple Math]

The proof depends on the following observation:

Since u and v are postive real numbers, there are numbers p and q with

[Maple Math] and [Maple Math] As a result we note that [Maple Math] = [Maple Math] = p and [Maple Math] = [Maple Math] = q .

Starting with the left side of the identity we want to establish, we get

[Maple Math] = [Maple Math] = [Maple Math] = p - q

Starting with the right side of the identity, we get

[Maple Math] = [Maple Math] = p - q