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5. Rewriting Equations and Formulas

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Exercise 45 Page 42

Apply inverse operations to isolate a.

a=b+c/bx-1

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To solve the given literal equation for a, we will use the Properties of Equality to apply inverse operations on the equation. Remember, only like terms can be combined.

x=a+b+c/ab

MultEqn

LHS * ab=RHS* ab

abx=a+b+c

SubEqn

LHS-a=RHS-a

abx-a=b+c

FactorOut

Factor out a

a(bx-1)=b+c

DivEqn

.LHS /(bx-1).=.RHS /(bx-1).