College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.6 - Systems of Nonlinear Equations - 8.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 616: 78

Answer

$\frac{1}{7}$

Work Step by Step

According to the exercise : let $a=4x,b=3x$, then $a+b=(4x+3x)=14$, thus $a=8,b=6$, thus $\frac{a-b}{a+b}=\frac{8-6}{8+6}=\frac{1}{7}$
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