Did I Make a Mistake? A Sign Error in an Exercise Answer

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The discussion centers around a sign error identified in an exercise answer from a specific book. Laura confirms that her answer, which differs from the author's, is indeed correct due to this sign error. The reference to the exercise can be found in the document linked at "camoo.freeshell.org/22.9.pdf". The consensus is that the author made a mistake, validating Laura's solution.

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Did I do this right? An exercise in a book where my answer came out opposite from the author's. "camoo.freeshell.org/22.9.pdf"[/URL]
Laura
 
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you are right. he has a sign error.
 
olgranpappy said:
you are right. he has a sign error.
Thanks for checking.
Laura
 

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