SOLUTION: If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10. I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

SOLUTION: If ab = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3(4#2))#10. I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

Question 672579: If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10.
I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means
Answer by MathTherapy(10556) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a*b = ab+1 and a#b = a/b+1, then find (3*(4#2))#10.
I am really confused by this because I don't get the pound signs or what this problem even means

(3*(4#2))#10

a#b = a/b + 1
4#2 = , or 3

Since 4#2 = 3, then (3*(4#2))#10 becomes (3*3)#10

a*b = ab + 1
3*3 = 3(3) + 1, or 10

Since 3*3 = 10, then (3*3)#10 becomes: 10#10

a#b = a/b + 1
# =

(3*(4#2))#10 =

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