document.write( "Question 16456: Can you show me step by step how when solving for t in this equation x^2 = 1/t+1 is equal to t = 1-x^2/x^2 ?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #8061 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You do need to be careful when you write: t = 1 - x^2/x^2 when you really mean: t = (1 - x^2)/x^2. But here's how you would do it.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+=+1%2F%28t%2B1%29\"$ Multiply both sides by (t+1)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28t%2B1%29x%5E2+=+1\"$ Divide both sides by x^2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t%2B1+=+1%2Fx%5E2\"$ Subtract 1 from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+%281%2Fx%5E2%29+-+1\"$ Simplify.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+%281+-+x%5E2%29%2Fx%5E2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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