document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52350>Question 52350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve equation:  using LCD. Please show every step\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "______ = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First notice that you only have one denominator.  So the LCD is 2a-5.  If we multiply both sides by 2a-5 we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9     <BR>\n" );
document.write( "_____=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2a-5)9  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "_______=-2(2a-5)The (2a-5)'s cancel on the left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=-2(2a-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=-4a+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9-10=-4a+10-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-4a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/-4=-4a/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4=a </SPAN>\n" );
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