College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.7 - Rational Expressions - R.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 72: 95

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$\frac{1}{f}=(n-1)[\frac{1}{R_1}+\frac{1}{R_1}]$. Thus after taking the reciprocal of both sides: $f=\frac{1}{(n-1)[\frac{1}{R_1}+\frac{1}{R_1}]}$ hence in this case $f=\frac{1}{(1.5-1)[\frac{1}{0.1}+\frac{1}{0.2}]}=\frac{1}{(0.5)[10+5]}=\frac{1}{7.5}$
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