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prealgebra senior

Problem

Supposed that and are nonzero real numbers such that . What is the value of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Rearranging, we find , or . Substituting, we can convert the second equation into . More step-by-step explanation: . We choose .
Final answer
D