document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48002>Question 48002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x+3.2)(9x-24.3)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31769 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31769\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have (4x+3.2)(9x-24.3)=0 which is 2 things multiplied together equalling zero. So \"two numbers multiply to give zero\". What we INSTANTLY know in this situation is that one of the 2 numbers must be zero, since:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x3 is 6, not zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x4 is 120, not zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0x35 is zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28.1112x0 is zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, either (4x+3.2)=0 or (9x-24.3)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, 4x = -3.2 or 9x = 24.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x = (-3.2)/4 or x = (24.3)/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -0.8 or x = 2.7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon<BR>\n" );
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