document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85111>Question 85111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please help me make sense of the following problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c - d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d   c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or (c-d / 1/d - 1/c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer of -2d-2c is VERY wrong! Thank you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #61333 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=61333\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c - d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d   c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or (c-d) / [1/d - 1/c]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the denominator to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (c-d) / [(c-d)/cd]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Invert the denominator and multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (c-d)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the common (c-d) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= cd<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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