document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208616>Question 208616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -12xz/(3y)+12z (squared)/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4 y=-2 z=1\2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answer came out to negative one but my teacher marked that problem as wrong too!i solved the top part which is everything before /x in my TI calculator and then divided it by x which equals -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and still got the answer wrong can you help me??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-4 y=-2 z=1\2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-12xz%2F3y+%2B+12z%5E2%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-12xz%2F3y+%2B+12z%5E2%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that's not what you meant, you need to add parentheses to make it clear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4xz%2Fy+%2B+12z%5E2%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4xz%2Fy+%2B+12z%5E2%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (-4*-4*(1/2)/(-2) + 12*(1/4)/(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8/(-2) + 3/(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 16/(-4) + 3/(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 19/(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -19/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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