document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895598>Question 895598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation for the indicated variable. a^2x+(a-5)=(a+5)x; for x  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried everything from distributing to just leaving the parenthesis and doing order of operations. I always find that the x cancels out, which, of course, does not make any sense. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2x+(a-5)=(a+5)x; for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2x+a-5=ax+5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2x-ax-5x=-a+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(a^2-a-5)=5-a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(5-a)/(a^2-a-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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