document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036165>Question 1036165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation: Numerator: a/(a-x)+b/(b-x)+c/(c-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Denominator: 3/x-1/(x-a)-1/(x-b)-1/(x-c).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the value of Numerator/Denominator </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650813 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Aldorozos><B>Aldorozos(172)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Aldorozos><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650813\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please note that it is not an equation. What you are doing here is trying to find the value of Numerator/Denominator  as you have indicated\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(a/a-x)+(b/b-x)+(c/c-x)] / [(3/x)-(1/x-a)-(1/x-b)-(1/x-c)] =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(a/a-x)+(b/b-x)+(c/c-x)] / [(3/x)+ (1/a-x)+(1/b-x)+(1/c-x))] We did this by factoring out\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[a(b-x)(c-x) + b(a-x)(c-z)+c(a-x)(b-x)]/[(a-x)(b-x)(c-x)] = Numerator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3[(a-x)(b-x)(c-x)+x(b-x)+x(x-a)(x-c)+x(x-a)(x-c)]/x[(a-x)(b-x)(c-x) = Denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The last step is to multiply the numbers. <BR>\n" );
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