document.write( "Question 99774: Solve the following for the variable \"b\". Please note that the variables are \"a\" and \"A\" are different and unique variables.\r
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Solve the following for the variable \"b\". Please note that the variables are \"a\" and \"A\" are different and unique variables.
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document.write( "That was OK but not this:\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "~~A- ½ ha / ½ h = ½ hb / ½ h~~
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document.write( "term on both sides by LCD = :\r\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting  from both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by the coefficient of , which is :\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel only the 's on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That is the answer.  Do not cancel the h's\r\n" );
document.write( "on the left side because h is not a factor\r\n" );
document.write( "of the numerator but only a factor of one term\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r\n" );
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document.write( " = \r\n" );
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