If a = 1, b = 3, solve for x in the equation \( \frac{a}{a-x} = \frac{b}{x-b} \)

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1994 Subject: General Mathematics

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If a = 1, b = 3, solve for x in the equation \( \frac{a}{a-x} = \frac{b}{x-b} \)

Answer Details
a a ? x  =  b x ? b
1 1 ? x  =  3 x ? 3
? 3(1 - x) = x - 3
3 - 3x = x - 3
Rearrange 6 = 4x; x =  6 4
= 

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