SOLUTION: 1/a + 1/b = 1/2 Solve for a

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Question 6401:
1/a + 1/b = 1/2 Solve for a
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1/a + 1/b = 1/2
Adding the fractions we get
b+a/ab=1/2
cross Multiplying the denominator we get,
b+a=ab/2
a= ab/2 -b