document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429468>Question 429468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Having trouble with this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/a + 1/b = c     solve for a </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b+a=abc Multiply each side by ab.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-abc=-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(1-bc)=-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-b/-(bc-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b/(bc-1)<BR>\n" );
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