LINEAR EQUATIONS
in Algebra 1 Answers by

Your answer

Your name to display (optional):
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register.

1 Answer

Let the fraction be A/B then (A-1)/(B+2)=1/2. So B+2=2(A-1)=2A-2. Therefore B=2A-4 or 2(A-2).

There is a relationship between B and A, but no unique solution. A must be greater than 1. We can write A/B as A/(2A-4) or A/(2(A-2)). We can also write 0<A/(2A-4)<1, because we want a proper fraction, not an integer or improper fraction. Therefore A<2A-4, or A>4, assuming A and B are positive. When A=5, the fraction is 5/6 which becomes 4/8=1/2 when changed. When A=6, the fraction is 6/8. Although this cancels down to 3/4, 6/8 is still a valid fraction that fulfils the conditions. When A=7, the fraction is 7/10. So we can have many A's, and if A is odd the fraction probably won't reduce by cancelling down. So there are an infinite number of solutions for A/(2A-4) and A>4. If A=2n-1 where n is an integer ≥3, we can be sure of a reduced fraction (one that doesn't cancel).

by Top Rated User (1.1m points)

Related questions

Welcome to MathHomeworkAnswers.org, where students, teachers and math enthusiasts can ask and answer any math question. Get help and answers to any math problem including algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, fractions, solving expression, simplifying expressions and more. Get answers to math questions. Help is always 100% free!
87,542 questions
99,806 answers
2,417 comments
523,412 users