document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21841>Question 21841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^3b^3c^3 - a^2b^3c^4 = a^3b^2c^4 = </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure exactly what you want to do with this because of that last = sign on the end of your problem.   If you really want to solve this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E3b%5E3c%5E3+-+a%5E2b%5E3c%5E4+=+a%5E3b%5E2c%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E3b%5E3c%5E3+-+a%5E2b%5E3c%5E4+=+a%5E3b%5E2c%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then set it equal to zero:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and factor it by taking out the common factor of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ac%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Ab%5E2%2Ac%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that either a=0, or b= 0 , or c=0, or ab-bc-ac= 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure if that is what you wanted to do.  Maybe we are not on the same frequency here.  If you had something else in mind, please re-post it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC <BR>\n" );
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