SOLUTION: If a/b x c/d=1, what is the value of ac-bd?
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Question 630252: If a/b x c/d=1, what is the value of ac-bd?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a/b)(c/d) = 1 ... Start with the given equation
a/b = 1(d/c) ... Multiply both sides by d/c.
a/b = d/c ... Multiply
a/b - d/c = 0 ... Subtract d/c from both sides.
(a/b)(c/c) - (d/c)(b/b) = 0 ... Multiply the first fraction by c/c and the second by b/b
ac/bc - bd/bc = 0 ... Multiply
(ac - bd)/bc = 0 ... Combine the fractions.
ac - bd = 0*bc ... Multiply both sides by bc.
ac - bd = 0 ... Multiply
So the answer is ac - bd = 0
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