document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148432>Question 148432</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764119729/algebrahomeworkh>algebra the easy way</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how are you? My first question is #10. ax/b + cx/d = e <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and #11 a/bx + c/d=e; for both of them i need to solve for X. i dont know how to really disect this problem to solve for X, dont know each step for this complex fraction equation. Any help at all is greatly appreciated. thank you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Brian </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "and #11 a/bx + c/d=e; for both of them i need to solve for X.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10. ax/b + cx/d = e <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by bd to eliminate fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adx + bcx = bde<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(ad + bc) = bde<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+bde%2F%28ad%2Bbc%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+bde%2F%28ad%2Bbc%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that's all you can do, no further simplification is possible.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11. a/bx + c/d=e<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There's more than one way to go at this, but you get the same answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/bx = e - c/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a/bx = (de-c)/d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Invert<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bx/a = d/(de-c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bx = ad/(de-c)<BR>\n" );
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