SOLUTION: Are these the same problems? Please explain/show how or why not s = n/n+1 s/s-1= n

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Question 351855: Are these the same problems? Please explain/show how or why not
s = n/n+1
s/s-1= n
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not. Close but no cigar.



Multiply both sides by





Add to both sides, and add to both sides:



Factor from the LHS:



Multiply both sides by



See? Your answer and the correct answer differ by a factor of -1.

John

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