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julsineya [31]
3 years ago
5

What is x if n≠m? Please help!

Mathematics
1 answer:
lorasvet [3.4K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: x = \frac{mn(q - p)}{n-m}\\\\

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Work Shown:

Part 1

\frac{x-m}{m} + p = \frac{x-n}{n} + q\\\\\frac{x-m}{m} - \frac{x-n}{n} = q - p\\\\\frac{n(x-m)}{mn} - \frac{m(x-n)}{mn} = q - p\\\\\frac{xn-mn}{mn} - \frac{xm-mn}{mn} = q - p\\\\\frac{xn-mn-(xm-mn)}{mn} = q - p\\\\

Part 2

\frac{xn-mn-xm+mn}{mn} = q - p\\\\\frac{xn-xm}{mn} = q - p\\\\\frac{x(n-m)}{mn} = q - p\\\\x(n-m) = mn(q - p)\\\\x = \frac{mn(q - p)}{n-m}  \\\\

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Explanations:

  • There are quite a bit of steps. I decided to break things into two parts.
  • The goal is to get x all by itself on its own side, which is why I subtracted (x-n)/n from both sides in part 1, step 2. I also subtracted p from both sides.
  • Afterward, I gave each fraction the LCD mn. I multiplied top and bottom of the first fraction by n/n. I did a similar operation to the second fraction, but with m instead.
  • From there, we distribute and simplify. The mn terms cancel on the left side numerator (second step of part 2).
  • The n≠m is there to prevent the denominator (n-m) from being zero. We cannot divide by zero.
  • If the formulas don't properly display, then you might have to refresh the page.
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