document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6733>Question 6733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been wracking my brain to solve this equation.  It asked to solve for X.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3-x/(3x-1)(x+1)=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3712 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><B>prince_abubu(198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><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=3712\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So This is probably <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Maybe it'd help if you rewrote it as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0%2F1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0%2F1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---- and then cross-multiply. You'll then get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+-+x+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+-+x+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <--- just by looking at this equation, x = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It seems almost stupid, but if you plug in 3 into the equation, you'll get a zero in the numerator. It won't matter what the denominator is because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0%2Fn+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0%2Fn+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > just as long as that denominator n doesn't turn out to be 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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