M Malaps New member Joined Mar 17, 2020 Messages 1 Mar 17, 2020 #1 I don’t understand why the sign changes from “*” to “+” (n^2 * n)/n^2 becomes 1+ 1/n Can someone explain in steps how he (the book writer) converted the fraction. That would be great. Thanks.
I don’t understand why the sign changes from “*” to “+” (n^2 * n)/n^2 becomes 1+ 1/n Can someone explain in steps how he (the book writer) converted the fraction. That would be great. Thanks.
MarkFL Super Moderator Staff member Joined Nov 24, 2012 Messages 3,021 Mar 17, 2020 #2 The book made an error because: [MATH]\frac{n^2\cdot n}{n^2}=n[/MATH] While: [MATH]\frac{n^2+n}{n^2}=1+\frac{1}{n}[/MATH]
The book made an error because: [MATH]\frac{n^2\cdot n}{n^2}=n[/MATH] While: [MATH]\frac{n^2+n}{n^2}=1+\frac{1}{n}[/MATH]