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If a + b/c = 0, then the value of c + b/a is


The answer is 0.

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3 solutions

Sharky Kesa
Feb 10, 2014

a + b c a + \frac {b}{c} is equal to a c c + b c \frac {ac}{c} + \frac {b}{c} or a c + b c \frac {ac + b}{c} . If you multiply this by c c , a c + b = 0 ac + b = 0

c + b a c + \frac {b}{a} is equal to a c a + b a \frac {ac}{a} + \frac {b}{a} or a c + b a \frac {ac + b}{a} . If you multiply this by a a , a c + b = a N ac + b = aN where N N is the answer.

Wait a minute though, this is the same equation as previously. c N = 0 cN = 0 . The answer is 0 0

Sorry, typo. Should be a N aN , not c N cN

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 4 months ago
Test User
Feb 10, 2014

Assuming that a 0 a \neq 0 , we can multiply both sides by c to get c a + b = 0 c*a + b = 0 then divide both sides by a a to get c + b / a = 0 c + b/a = \boxed{0}

Ritam Baidya
Dec 1, 2014

by doing the LCM FOR THE GIVEN part a+b/c=0 we get ac=b=0...now dividing both sides by a...we get c+b/a=0 SO our answer is 0

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