document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494504>Question 494504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's a general maths question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example if I have:  x=2(b-a)/(b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and I allowed to cross out the 2 brackets (b-a) and simply state that x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or are there some steps in order to conclude to that answer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you!<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (P.S.sorry for not selecting the apt topic, but the box wasn't working!) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a general maths question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example if I have:  x=2(b-a)/(b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and I allowed to cross out the 2 brackets (b-a) and simply state that x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or are there some steps in order to conclude to that answer?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can cancel the b-a terms, but you have the restriction that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b-a cannot equal zero, --> b not equal to a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The denominator cannot be zero.<BR>\n" );
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