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  • Oct 7, 2010, 07:30 PM
    Beccabonita
    How to solve z/y+r=rw
  • Oct 8, 2010, 12:21 AM
    Unknown008

    Do you mean:



    And you need to make which variable the subject of formula? r?
  • Nov 3, 2010, 07:08 PM
    Beccabonita
    Comment on Unknown008's post
    Yes but I do not understand on how to solve the problem
  • Nov 3, 2010, 10:38 PM
    Unknown008

    It's simple as soon as you understand what you have to do.

    Since you have 2 r's on different sides of the equal sign, one being in a fraction, you 'cross-multiply' to get this:



    Now you expand:



    Now, this is getting a little difficult if you don't know the quadratic formula... (or completing the square) which goes when you have this:



    Can you tell use which of the two (quadratic formula or completing the square) you know how to use?
  • Nov 4, 2010, 02:07 PM
    Beccabonita
    Comment on Unknown008's post
    Ohh I need a class of math & chemistry lol
  • Nov 4, 2010, 02:07 PM
    Beccabonita
    Comment on Unknown008's post
    Thanks
  • Nov 5, 2010, 12:16 AM
    Unknown008

    Uh... no problem. I assume that you solved it now?

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