SOLUTION: Given that (3x-a)(x-2)(x-7)=3x^3-32x^2+81x-70, determine the value of a.

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Question 47040: Given that (3x-a)(x-2)(x-7)=3x^3-32x^2+81x-70, determine the value of a.
Answer by uuuu(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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so first you solve the linear equation to get a=39x-70-5x^2/9x-14-x^2
then you would express as a polynomial in x to get a=-5x^2+39x-70/-x^2+9x-14
Then ypu would use polynomial division to simplyfy to get the answer which is
drum role please
a=5-6x/-x^2+9x-14