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01-06-2012, 11:06 AM
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#1 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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I've got a problem that I need to solve for an unknown variable. I am given 2 multiple choice answers, and can't seem to get either answer. I've tried working backwards as well as can't come back to the original equation... Anyone able to help me out?
here is the equation:
i= AB / Ar+R
Solve for A:
the two answers provided are;
1) A = (-iR) / ir+B
2) A = ir / B-iR
I've been scratching my head for over an hour...
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01-06-2012, 11:23 AM
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01-06-2012, 11:27 AM
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01-06-2012, 11:35 AM
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The challenge is that "A" appears twice in that equation... I'm stumped too.
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01-06-2012, 11:37 AM
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#5 | | I STILL don't get it
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looks likes it was suppose to be one, but something is weird, hold up. let me work it out
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01-06-2012, 11:40 AM
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#6 | | I STILL don't get it
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01-06-2012, 11:42 AM
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#7 | | I STILL don't get it
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i=AB/(Ar+R)
i(Ar+R)=AB
Ari+Ri=AB
ARi-AB=-Ri
A(Ri-B)=-Ri
A=-Ri/(Ri-B)
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01-06-2012, 11:45 AM
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Ahhh that's right... embarrassed I didn't think of moving Ari & AB to one side so that I can factor A out.
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01-06-2012, 11:49 AM
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#9 | | I STILL don't get it
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one time in Calculus One long ago I remember getting screwed over by a question like that. After that, I never forgot that technqiue every again, haha.
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01-06-2012, 11:50 AM
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#10 | | I STILL don't get it
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01-06-2012, 11:53 AM
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lol didn't notice the two different Rs....
yeah the answer doesn't match up with any of the choices
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01-06-2012, 11:54 AM
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01-06-2012, 11:55 AM
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#13 | | I STILL don't get it
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yeah looks like even if you factor it out the negative, the numerator changes sign which is incorrect.
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01-06-2012, 12:17 PM
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#14 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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i = AB/Ar+R
multiply both sides by Ar+R
i(Ar+R) = AB
expand...
iAr + iR = AB
subtract iR from both sides
iAr = AB - iR
now subtract the AB from both sides
-AB + iAr = -iR
isolate the A
A(-B + ir) = -iR
divide both sides by (-B + ir)
A = -iR/(-B+ir)
factor out the negative
A = -1 iR / -1 (B-ir)
and since -1/-1 = 1
A = iR / (B-ir)
Thanks for all the help.
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01-06-2012, 12:25 PM
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#15 | | I STILL don't get it
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NP, math is fun!!
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01-06-2012, 04:21 PM
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01-06-2012, 04:24 PM
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Should've asked Yahoo!
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01-06-2012, 10:27 PM
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bet you 80% of revscene user's facial expression is this (  )when reading that equation
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01-07-2012, 12:34 AM
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01-07-2012, 01:55 AM
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