SOLUTION: If (8x - 5)(6x - 2)is the LCD of two fractions, is (5 - 8x)(2 - 6x) also acceptable as an LCD? Why or why not?

SOLUTION: If (8x - 5)(6x - 2)is the LCD of two fractions, is (5 - 8x)(2 - 6x) also acceptable as an LCD? Why or why not?

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Question 319733: If (8x - 5)(6x - 2)is the LCD of two fractions, is (5 - 8x)(2 - 6x) also acceptable as an LCD? Why or why not?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since and , we can multiply the two right sides to get

So multiplying and is the same as multiplying and which means that is also acceptable as an LCD.
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