SOLUTION: (2x-a)/b = (2x-b)/a :x please solve for the indicated letter..

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Question 667124: (2x-a)/b = (2x-b)/a :x
please solve for the indicated letter..
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%282x-a%29%2Fb+=+%282x-b%29%2Fa
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cross%28b%29%282x-a%29%2Fcross%28b%29+=+%28%282x-b%29%2Fa%29%28b%29
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2x-a+=+%28b%282x-b%29%2Fa%29
a%282x-a%29+=+%28b%282x-b%29%2Fcross%28a%29%29%28cross%28a%29%29
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a%282x-a%29=+b%282x-b%29
2ax+-+a%5E2+=+2bx+-+b%5E2
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2ax+-+2bx+=+a%5E2+-+b%5E2
x%282a-2b%29+=+a%5E2+-+b%5E2
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x%28cross%282a-2b%29%29%2F%28cross%282a-2b%29%29+=+%28a%5E2+-+b%5E2%29%2F%282a-2b%29
highlight_green%28x+=+%28a%5E2+-+b%5E2%29%2F%282a-2b%29%29
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