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Algebra.Com's Answer #51672 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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2x + 3 = 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "We need to get rid of the 3 term\r\n" );
document.write( "on the left. So we add -3 to both \r\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3 = 9\r\n" );
document.write( "    -3  -3\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x     = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we get rid of the 2 by dividing \r\n" );
document.write( "both sides by 2:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   2x     6\r\n" );
document.write( "  ———— = ——— \r\n" );
document.write( "    2     2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 2's on the left, and \r\n" );
document.write( "cancel the 2 into the 6 on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1      3\r\n" );
document.write( "   2x     6\r\n" );
document.write( "  ———— = ——— \r\n" );
document.write( "    2     2\r\n" );
document.write( "    1     1\r\n" );
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document.write( "and all that's left is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x = 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution set is {3}\r\n" );
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