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How do you use cross products to solve #20/m=16/5#?

Answer 1

Multiply 16 by m and multiply 5 by 20. After doing that, make m the subject of the equation. So you'll have 20x5/16 on one side of the equation. Then just simplify and you'll have your answer.

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Answer 2

Jace Anderson

To solve the equation 20/m = 16/5 using cross products, you would cross multiply, resulting in 205 = 16m. Then solve for 'm' by dividing both sides by 16. So, m = (20*5)/16 = 6.25. Therefore, the value of 'm' is 6.25.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.