document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242212>Question 242212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, i'm trying to do this problem but i'm having trouble figuring out how it works. I have the answer sheet but i can't figure out how they came up with this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500/(1+2e^(-0.4x))=250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The next step is supposed to be   500=250+500e^(-0.4x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But how do you get that second 500? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{500}{1\ +\ 2e^{-0.4x}}\ =\ 250\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 1\ +\ 2e^{-0.4x}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 500\ =\ 250\left(1\ +\ 2e^{-0.4x}\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now apply the distributive property to eliminate the parentheses.  250 times 1 is 250 and 250 times <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 2e^{-0.4x}\"> is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 500e^{-0.4x}\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, I wouldn't do the problem that way.  I would divide both sides by 250 first.  THEN I would apply the distributive property, leaving me with:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2\ =\ 1\ +\ 2e^{-0.4x}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Much neater.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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