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Real numbers a and b satisfy

a + ab = 250

a - ab = -240

Enter all possible values of a, separated by commas.

 Jun 21, 2023
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Real numbers a and b satisfy  

a + ab = 250  

a - ab = -240  

Enter all possible values of a, separated by commas.  

 

You probably will never find a simpler

problem in your algebra textbook, lol.  

 

                                                    a + ab  =    250   

                                                    a – ab  =  –240  

Just add the two together.  

                                                  2a          =      10    

Divide both sides by 2.  

                                                            a  =  5    

The problem didn't ask for b.  

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 Jul 12, 2023

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