document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=303251>Question 303251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: show me how to calculate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^1+x^2+x^3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^1-x^2-x^3=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^1-x^2+x^3=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer= x^-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^1-x^2-x^3=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^1-x^2+x^3=0 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eqns 1 and 3 --> x^2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x^2 = 0, then all the terms are zero, and the 2nd eqn is not possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You sure those are exponents?  Should they be subscripts?<BR>\n" );
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