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Thank you We sneak shmoop b which of the following

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is equivalent to the equation Why equals a minus x

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over x minus b And here the potential answers causing

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All right let's go down The list is why equals

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quantity a minus x over x minus be the same

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thing as a well let's start with the original equation

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What happens if we multiply both sides by x minus

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b while the left side becomes quantity x minus b

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times Why And the right becomes a minus x sound

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familiar that's because it's the same thing as option a

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So apparently is our answer But wait we have to

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be careful because option d says all of the above

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so let's just do a quick check on another option

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to see if he might be our golden child Is

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there a way to get from option beaten back to

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the original equation How about multiplying the right side by

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negative one over negative one which equals negative ax plus

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a over negative b plus x which equals quantity a

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minus X over quantity x minus b so that's the

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same thing as the original equation Looks like a isn't

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our answer After all let's do c just to be

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one hundred percent positive that he is our answer This

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equation is just asking to be cross multiplied a minus

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X equals quantity x minus b times Why that sounds

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exactly like option a and since we said that option

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a is equal to the original transitive lee speaking option

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c equals the original Our answer is d all of 00:01:31.339 --> [endTime] the above Over No

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