2013 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 8

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$x+\tfrac{2}{x}= y+\tfrac{2}{y}$

Since $x\not=y$, we may assume that $x=\frac{2}{y}$ and/or, equivalently, $y=\frac{2}{x}$.

Cross multiply in either equation, giving us $xy=2$.