SOLUTION: Is this expression simplified correctly? 3a/3a=0 Explain in complete sentences why or why not.
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Is this expression simplified correctly? 3a/3a=0 Explain in complete sentences why or why not.
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3a/3a = 1, not 0. If a=0, then the expression is said to be indeterminate.