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Need steps to 1/r+s=1/t than s=

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Answer:


\huge{\boxed{s=t-r}}

Explanation:

if


(1)/(r+s)=(1)/(t)\qquad\text{cross multiply}\\\\(1)(t)=(1)(r+s)\\\\t=r+s\qquad\text{subtract}\ r\ \text{from both sides}\\\\t-r=r-r+s\\\\t-r=s\to\boxed{s=t-r}

User Tresstylez
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Answer:

s = 1/t - 1/r

Explanation:

1/r+s=1/t

Subtract 1/r from each side

1/r - 1/r+s=1/t- 1/r

s = 1/t - 1/r

User Emilio Platzer
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