document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54471>Question 54471</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/053449451X/algebrahomeworkh>ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "GIVEN TAHT (3x-a)(x-2)(x-7)=3x^2-32x^2+81x-70 determine the value of a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36764 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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=36764\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because the last term is 70, then the last term in all the factors multiplied together must be 70.  That means 2*7*a=70, which simplifies to 14a=70, which means a=5. </SPAN>\n" );
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