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Re: If 1/1+2/p=2, then p=
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04 Apr 2023, 00:02
We can solve this equation for p by first isolating the variable term in the denominator of the left-hand side:
1/(1 + 2/p) = 2
Multiplying both sides by (1 + 2/p) gives:
1 = 2(1 + 2/p)
Expanding the right-hand side gives:
1 = 2 + 4/p
Subtracting 2 from both sides gives:
-1 = 4/p
Dividing both sides by -1 gives:
1/p = -1/4
Multiplying both sides by p gives:
p * (1/p) = -1/4 * p
Simplifying gives:
1 = -p/4
Multiplying both sides by -4 gives:
-4 = p
Therefore, the value of p is -4.
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