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Manipulation of algebraic fractions
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\n\\(V =\\) [[0]]
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\n\\((\\var{a}V+1)*(\\var{d}R+7)=(\\var{b}R+3)*(\\var{c}V+5)\\)
\n\\(\\simplify{{a}*{d}}VR+\\simplify{7*{a}}V+\\var{d}R+7=\\simplify{{b}*{c}}VR+\\simplify{5*{b}}R+\\simplify{3*{c}}V+15\\)
\nGathering all the terms involving \\(V\\) to the left hand side and moving all other terms to the right hand side gives
\n\\(\\simplify{{a}*{d}-{b}*{c}}VR+\\simplify{7*{a}-3*{c}}V=\\simplify{5*{b}-{d}}R+8\\)
\nFactoring \\(V\\) out on the left hand side
\n\\(V(\\simplify{{a}*{d}-{b}*{c}}R+\\simplify{7*{a}-3*{c}})=\\simplify{5*{b}-{d}}R+8\\)
\nThus
\n\\(V=\\frac{\\simplify{5*{b}-{d}}R+8}{\\simplify{{a}*{d}-{b}*{c}}R+\\simplify{7*{a}-3*{c}}}\\)
", "statement": "Rearrange the following expression to make V the subject:
\n\\(\\frac{\\var{a}V+1}{\\var{b}R+3}=\\frac{\\var{c}V+5}{\\var{d}R+7}\\)
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