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1. ## Functions question.

I really don't understand this question.

If $f(x) = 1/x$, show that $f(a) - f(b) = f(ab/(b-a))$

Help would be greatly appreciated

2. Originally Posted by Archelaus
I really don't understand this question.

If $f(x) = 1/x$, show that $f(a) - f(b) = f(ab/(b-a))$

Help would be greatly appreciated
Just transform the right hand side of this equation to the right hand side, by applying the definition of $f(x)$ and some quite routine algebraic transformations

$f(a)-f(b)=\frac{1}{a}-\frac{1}{b}=\ldots = \frac{1}{\frac{ab}{b-a}}=f\left(\frac{ab}{b-a}\right)$

and you are done.
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