document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251718>Question 251718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n-6   n-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--- = ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n    3n+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--- = ---<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n    3n+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n(n-5)=(n-6)(3n+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n^2-15n=3n^2-17n-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n^3-3n^2-15n+17n=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=-6/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=-3 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3-6)/-3*3=(-3-5)/(3*-3+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9/-9=-8/(-9+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=-8/-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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