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dglennuo

dglennuo

Answered question

2022-05-21

M = 1 + a b
S = a + b
So, I put it up like this:
1 + a b = a + b
If M = S, how to isolate a?

Answer & Explanation

dariajoq9

dariajoq9

Beginner2022-05-22Added 14 answers

You have
1 + a b = a + b a ( 1 b 1 ) = b 1 a 1 b b = b 1
hence
- if b = 1 then the equality is true for all a
- and if b 1 then a = b for b 0.

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