document.write( "Question 495518: 3x^-2 - 7x^-1 - 6 = 0 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #336110 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+3x%5E%28-2%29+-+7x%5E%28-1%29+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%5E%28-2%29+-+7x%5E%28-1%29+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2Fx%5E2++-++7%2Fx+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"+x%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3+-+7x+=+6x%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6x%5E2+%2B+7x+-+3+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use the quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+7%5E2-4%2A6%2A%28-3%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A6%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+49+%2B+72+%29%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-7+%2B-+sqrt%28+121+%29%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28+-7+%2B+11+%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+1%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+%28-7+-+11+%29+%2F+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+-3%2F2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+3x%5E%28-2%29+-+7x%5E%28-1%29+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A%281%2F3%29%5E%28-2%29+-+7%2A%281%2F3%29%5E%28-1%29+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A9+-+7%2A3+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+27+-+21+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%28-3%2F2%29%5E%28-2%29+-+7%2A%28-3%2F2%29%5E%28-1%29+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A%284%2F9%29++%2B+7%2A%282%2F3%29+-+6+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3%2A%284%2F9%29+%2B+7%2A%286%2F9%29+-+54%2F9+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F9%29%2A%28+12+%2B+42+-+54+%29+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F9%29%2A%28+54+-+54+%29+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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