Prove or disprove the following claim over the universe of all positive real numbers for x and y. ∀𝑥 [∃𝑦 [(𝑦 − 𝑥) 𝑥𝑦 = 5 6𝑥]] If the claim is false, find a value of x for which it is false. If it is true, show which value(s) of y exist to make the claim true for all x.
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