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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17073 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikdeep><B>ikdeep(226)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikdeep><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=ikdeep><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is incomplete and it is in correct format in the following ways..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12-(3x-12)= 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on opening the brackets we get ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 - 3x + 12 = 0 (you must know that when we open the brackets and if there is a \"-\" sign in front of that then the signs inside the brackets would be changed)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now like item would be added and we get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x + 24 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x = -24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -24/-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if you wanna verify you answer ,,,you can put the values of x in the equation and if you get LHS=RHS,,,this means that you answer is correct..\r<BR>\n" );
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