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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3%28x-5%29=2\"$ .....multiply a single term $\"-3\"$ and two terms inside a set of parentheses\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3%2Ax-3%2A%28-5%29=2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x%2B15=2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3x%2B3x%2B15=3x%2B2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"15=3x%2B2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"15-2=3x%2B2-2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"13=3x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"13%2F3=3x%2F3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=13%2F3\"$ ......exact solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=4.33\"$ ....approximate solution\r
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