Question

How do you solve this equation for a?

Answer 1

\[x/a+y/b+z/c\]

Answer 2

incomplete question.

What does the equation equal to?

Answer 3

You have to manipulate the equation to solve for the a variable...

Answer 4

yes, but it needs to be an EQUATion first, so it'd need to EQUATE something

Answer 5

It equals 1. Sorry

Answer 6

I think you meant for the question to be \[\large \frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b}+\frac{z}{c} = 1\]

Answer 7

Ah ha!

Answer 8

In that case... find an LCD between \(a ,\ b,\ c\)

\[\frac{x(bc)}{abc}+ \frac{y(ac)}{abc} + \frac{z(ab)}{abc}= \frac{abc}{abc} \] you can get rid of the denominator since it's common on both sides.\[\ x(bc) + y(ac) + z(ab) = abc\] Can you go on from here?

Answer 9

Yes!! Thank you so much!

Answer 10

And thank you :D