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OpenStudy (anonymous):
factor: ((1/x)-1) / (x-1)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
-1/x
OpenStudy (anonymous):
can you show me the steps in how you reached that answer?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes i can show u BOVICE
OpenStudy (anonymous):
LET US SOLVE FIRSTLY THE NUMERATOR: 1/x -1 = (1-x)/1 AND DENOMINATOR : (x-1) (1-x)/(x-1) that is -1/x
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have u got it
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
IS IT CLEAR TO U IF YES THEN TELL ME
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no its not
OpenStudy (anonymous):
1/x -1 does not equal (1-x)/1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
why
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[1 \div (x-1) \]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
no. reread the question. ((1/x)-1)/(x-1)
jhonyy9 (jhonyy9):
((1/x)-1)/(x-1)=((1-x)/x)/(x-1)=(1-x)/x x 1/(x-1) --- because (1/b)/c =(1/b)x(1/c)=1/bc --- hence you get (1-x)/x x 1/(x-1)=(-(x-1))/x x 1/(x-1) after you have simplified with (x-1) you get -1/x hope that you have understood it
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