Question

Transform the equation to isolate x: ax = bx + 1. How is the value of x related to the difference of a and b?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To isolate x in the equation ax = bx + 1, we need to move all terms containing x to one side of the equation.

First, we subtract bx from both sides to get:

ax - bx = 1

Then, we factor out x on the left side:

x(a - b) = 1

Finally, we divide both sides by (a - b) to solve for x:

x = 1/(a - b)

Therefore, the value of x is related to the difference of a and b as x = 1/(a - b). The value of x is equal to 1 divided by the difference of a and b.