SOLUTION: If a ≠ 0 and the sum of x and 1/a is 0, then?

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Question 515169: If a ≠ 0 and the sum of x and 1/a is 0, then?

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, oberobic:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a ≠ 0 and the sum of x and 1/a is 0, then we know that


Solving for x, we get


Solving for 'a', we get ----> ---->

Answer by oberobic(2304)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x + 1/a = 0
.
x = -1/a
.
Done.

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