document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107572>Question 107572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c=5/9(f-32) need to isolate for f </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #78369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=78369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+=+%285%2F9%29%28F+-+32%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+=+%285%2F9%29%28F+-+32%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this equation for F begin by doing the distributed multiplication on the right side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By that you multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times each of the two terms in the parentheses. The multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > results in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F9%29%2AF ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F9%29%2AF\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the multiplication of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and -32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "results in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%285%2F9%29%2A32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%285%2F9%29%2A32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+=+%285%2F9%29%2AF+-+%285%2F9%29%2A32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+=+%285%2F9%29%2AF+-+%285%2F9%29%2A32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%285%2F9%29%2A32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%285%2F9%29%2A32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the right side by adding <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2B%285%2F9%29%2A32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2B%285%2F9%29%2A32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides. This<BR>\n" );
document.write( "addition cancels the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%285%2F9%29%2A32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%285%2F9%29%2A32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the right side. And after the addition to the left side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next multiply both sides (all terms) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get rid of the fractions. This multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of all terms results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+%289%2F5%29%2A%285%2F9%29%2A32+=+%289%2F5%29%2A%285%2F9%29%2AF ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+%289%2F5%29%2A%285%2F9%29%2A32+=+%289%2F5%29%2A%285%2F9%29%2AF\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that when you multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the result is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This makes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+1%2A32+=+1%2AF ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+1%2A32+=+1%2AF\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which multiplies out to give:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+32+=+F ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+32+=+F\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And reversing the sides this is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F+=+%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F+=+%289%2F5%29%2AC+%2B+32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the answer to your problem. Hope that it helps you to understand the problem a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "little better.<BR>\n" );
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