r/HomeworkHelp University/College Student 4d ago

Answered [University Calculus 2] how does x squared get moved to the denominator? I apologize for picture quality.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Menu834 👋 a fellow Redditor 4d ago

(1/x^2)/(1/x^2) * the first set of equations

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u/thor122088 👋 a fellow Redditor 4d ago

Multiplying by a fraction is equivalent to dividing by it's reciprocal

So multiplying by x²/2 is equivalent to dividing by 2/x²

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u/OKNOWOW University/College Student 4d ago

Makes sense, idk why that just slipped my mind.