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1/a + 1/b = 1/2 (solve for a)

User Thelonias
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Answer:

a = 1/(1/2 + 1/b)

Explanation:

1/a + 1/b = 1/2

1/a = 1/2 - 1/b

1 = a(1/2 - 1/b)

1/(1/2 + 1/b) = a

User EngineSense
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Answer:

1/a+ 1/b = 1/2

Adding the fractions we get

b+a/ab=1/2

cross Multiplying the denominator we get,

b+a=ab/2

a= ab/2 -b

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