document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47040>Question 47040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that (3x-a)(x-2)(x-7)=3x^3-32x^2+81x-70, determine the value of a. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uuuu><B>uuuu(3)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uuuu><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so first you solve the linear equation to get a=39x-70-5x^2/9x-14-x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you would express as a polynomial in x to get a=-5x^2+39x-70/-x^2+9x-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then ypu would use polynomial division to simplyfy to get the answer which is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "drum role please <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=5-6x/-x^2+9x-14<BR>\n" );
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