How do you simplify (-2)/5 = 2/(x-5)?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Because this is a proportion, you are going to cross multiply
Multiply
Distribute the
Multiply
Combining these gives:
Begin to isolate
Divide both sides of the equation by
Because this is a proportion, you are going to cross multiply
Multiply
Distribute the
Multiply
Combining these gives:
Begin to isolate
Divide both sides of the equation by