Recent content by fisixfred

Thanks for the replies, btw, which got me back on the right track to understand the work to solve the problem.

ok, worked it out For completions sake, I'mi posting to show I got past my algebra brain-freeze ;) 1st combine 34/m and -1/2 into a single fraction. This is where I was messing up, by not first doing this, but rather multiplying all sides by all the denominators save the one I was on. I was...

OK, thanks for the hints, I'm going to work it out and come back and show my work.

Homework Statement Hi all, I'm not in school, but I am self-studying because I'm helping tutor relatives of mine. The book says at this point, "apply the diagonal rule". I just need a pointer, because I don't know where to go from here. The book contains the answer, and I understand the...