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document.write( "Get both terms that contain x alone on the left.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by that big parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can get the numerical approximation from that \r\n" );
document.write( "or you can simplify some more.\r\n" );
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