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  1. December 6th 2012, 10:42 PM #1
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    Rewriting Before Integrating

    why did the 2 changed into a 3 for the last step after simplifying?
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    Re: Rewriting Before Integrating

    \frac{2}{3} was factored out, so \frac{2}{\frac{2}{3}}=2\cdot\frac{3}{2}=3

    Notice that \frac{2}{3}\cdot3=2 if you were to distribute as a check.
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