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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need help bad

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

\[\frac{ 1 }{ d-1 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks verry much.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can i ask how you did that please

OpenStudy (accessdenied):

First, do you know that dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal? In other words, dividing the fraction is same as multiplying the flipped fraction: \( \dfrac{a}{b} \div \dfrac{\color{red}c}{\color{blue}d} = \dfrac{a}{b} \times \dfrac{\color{blue}d}{\color{red}c} \)

OpenStudy (accessdenied):

|dw:1403921834445:dw| Then we can do some simplifications: (a) There is now a factor of d^2 in both the numerator and denominator. The same nonzero number divided by itself is always equal to 1! (b) We can try to factor the denominator. There may be a factor of the denominator also in the numerator! The same concept as in (a) occurs: if a factor is in numerator and denominator, we can eliminate it to simplify the problem!

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