document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43382>Question 43382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for R:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/R = 1/A + 1/B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought I had this worked out, but was not sure I could do what I did.  I multipled both sides of the equation by 1/1 which allowed me to end up with R = A + B.  Can this be correct?  What did I do wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><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=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2FR+=+1%2FA+%2B+1%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2FR+=+1%2FA+%2B+1%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2FR+=+%28A+%2B+B%29%2F%28A%2AB%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2FR+=+%28A+%2B+B%29%2F%28A%2AB%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R+=+A%2AB%2F%28A+%2B+B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R+=+A%2AB%2F%28A+%2B+B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you are wrong!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You must note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2FA+%2B+1%2FB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2FA+%2B+1%2FB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28A+%2B+B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28A+%2B+B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > are not the same. Here you committed the mistake. </SPAN>\n" );
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