document.write( "Question 160177: Solve the literal equation for the variable \"a\".\r
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Solve the literal equation for the variable \"a\".
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document.write( "\"x=%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F%28ab%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"ab\" to clear of fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28ab%29x=%28ab%29%28%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F%28ab%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abx=%28cross%28ab%29%29%28%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F%28cross%28ab%29%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abx=a%2Bb%2Bc\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add \"-a\" to both sides to get all terms in \"\"a\"\"\r\n" );
document.write( "and only those terms on the left:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"abx-a=b%2Bc\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the \"\"a\"\" on the left side:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%28bx-1%29=b%2Bc\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"%28bx-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%28bx-1%29%2F%28%28bx-1%29%29=%28b%2Bc%29%2F%28%28bx-1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%2Across%28%28bx-1%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28bx-1%29%29%29=%28b%2Bc%29%2F%28%28bx-1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a=%28b%2Bc%29%2F%28%28bx-1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Might as well erase those parentheses on the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a=%28b%2Bc%29%2F%28bx-1%29\"\r\n" );
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