document.write( "Question 1023415: If a and b are integers and 3b*pi+14=12a*pi+7a, find the value of a+b.
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3b*pi+14=12a*pi+7a
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document.write( "The terms which are irrational multiples of pi on each side \r\n" );
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document.write( "3b*pi=12a*pi\r\n" );
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document.write( "The terms which are integers on each side must be equal:\r\n" );
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document.write( "14 = 7a\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the first equation through by 3p.\r\n" );
document.write( "Divide the second equation through by 7:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 2 for \"a\" in b=4a\r\n" );
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document.write( "b=4(2)\r\n" );
document.write( "b=8\r\n" );
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document.write( "a+b = 2+8 = 10\r\n" );
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