Our math teacher said that cross multiplication method is not a logical method to solve in!!! even if the answer is right!!!
so is he right?

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If you are referring to the property in algebra that implies provided of course b,d are nonzero... then yes, this is a valid and completely sound property of real numbers.

Perhaps what your professor means by "illogical" is that cross-multiplication is not a fundamental property or operation in algebra. The correct and logical step is to multiply both sides of the equation by . The term "cross multiply" is not so much a mathematical tool as it is a teaching tool, to help young (particularly math-hating) students remember how to proceed when faced with this type of problem.

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Thanks very much, because I was really confused

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