document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24988>Question 24988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if b/d=a/b will a/b=c/d </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13385 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13385\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb=c%2Fd ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb=c%2Fd\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ad=+bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ad=+bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Fd=+a%2Fb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Fd=+a%2Fb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2+=+ad ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2+=+ad\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This is NOT the same, so they are not equivalent equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, did you copy the problem correctly???  Maybe you meant to have a \"c\" in your first equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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