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Algebra.Com's Answer #434196 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Since there is a fraction on the left side, make the\r\n" );
document.write( "right side a fraction too by putting a 1 under it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "What you want is w or 1w, not .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So you have to multply  by its reciprocal \r\n" );
document.write( "to make  into 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But if you multiply one side by  you have to\r\n" );
document.write( "multiply the other side by  too.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 9's on the left:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 7's on the left AND the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now all that's left is\r\n" );
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