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1/F = 1/20 + 1/9, what is F

 May 27, 2015

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1/F = 1/20 + 1/9, what is F

$$\\\small{\text{
$
\begin{array}{rcl}
\dfrac{ 1 } { \rm{F} } &=& \dfrac{ 1 } { 20 } + \dfrac{ 1 } { 9 } \qquad | \qquad \cdot ( 20\cdot 9)\\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& \dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { 20 } + \dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { 9 } \\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& 9 + 20 \\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& 29 \\\\
\dfrac{ 180 } { \rm{F} } &=& 29 \qquad | \qquad \cdot \rm{F}\\\\
\rm{F} \cdot 29 &=& 180 \qquad | \qquad :29\\\\
\rm{F} &=& \dfrac{ 180 } { 29 }
\end{array}
$}}$$

 May 28, 2015
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1/F  = 1/20  + 1/9 

 

1/F  = [29 / 180]     .....so......taking the reciprocals of both sides, we have

 

F  = [180/29]

 

 

 May 27, 2015
 #2
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1/F = 1/20 + 1/9, what is F

$$\\\small{\text{
$
\begin{array}{rcl}
\dfrac{ 1 } { \rm{F} } &=& \dfrac{ 1 } { 20 } + \dfrac{ 1 } { 9 } \qquad | \qquad \cdot ( 20\cdot 9)\\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& \dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { 20 } + \dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { 9 } \\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& 9 + 20 \\\\
\dfrac{ 20\cdot 9 } { \rm{F} } &=& 29 \\\\
\dfrac{ 180 } { \rm{F} } &=& 29 \qquad | \qquad \cdot \rm{F}\\\\
\rm{F} \cdot 29 &=& 180 \qquad | \qquad :29\\\\
\rm{F} &=& \dfrac{ 180 } { 29 }
\end{array}
$}}$$

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