document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65544>Question 65544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that (3x-a)(x-2)(x-7)=3x^3-32x^2+81x-70, determine the value of a...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO DO THIS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.NORMAL WAY IS TO MULTIPLY AND EQUATE THE 2 SIDES TO GET A. BUT EVEN HERE YOU CAN COMPARE ONLY THE CONSTANT TERMS AND GET THE ANSWER IN AN EASY WAY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.BUT EASIER WAY IS TO USE THE POWER OF IDENTITY AS AGAINST AN EQN. HOPE YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THIS BEING AN IDENTITY IN X IT IS TRUE FOR ANY AND EVERY VALUE OF X.SO PUT X=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "WE GET <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-A)*(-2)(-7)= -70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-14A=-70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(-70)/(-14)=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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