How do you solve for k? Thank you for any insight you can provide. = (k - 1) / k
A aatatsui New member Joined Oct 11, 2009 Messages 1 Oct 11, 2009 #1 How do you solve for k? Thank you for any insight you can provide. = (k - 1) / k
A arthur ohlsten Full Member Joined Feb 20, 2005 Messages 852 Oct 11, 2009 #2 you can not solve for K . =[k-1]/k is not an equation. [K-1]/k must = something for instance if 0=[k-1]/k multiplying both sides of the = sign by k yields 0=k-1 add k to each side k=1 answer but if [k-1]/k=2 then by the same operations k-1=2k k=-1 if [k-1]/k=1 the equivalentcy is meaningless k-1=k -1=0 meaningless hope this helps Arthur
you can not solve for K . =[k-1]/k is not an equation. [K-1]/k must = something for instance if 0=[k-1]/k multiplying both sides of the = sign by k yields 0=k-1 add k to each side k=1 answer but if [k-1]/k=2 then by the same operations k-1=2k k=-1 if [k-1]/k=1 the equivalentcy is meaningless k-1=k -1=0 meaningless hope this helps Arthur
