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Old 01-28-10 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jgedwa
Equations can be solved in different ways.

Might I suggest solving for r. Which gives you r = (P - n)/e. But the real insight is think real, real hard about the one way to get the value of r in that equation to be 0. I think there is just one way. Once that is solved, then the remaining variables in the equation are easy to fill in.

jim
I would prefer not to think about how to get r to zero.
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