document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040786>Question 1040786</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (k-1)x+3k=ax+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the equation above is true for all values of x, where k and a are constants, what is the value of a ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is the coefficient at \"x\" in the left side: a = k-1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And 3k = 24, i.e. k = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, a = k-1 = 8-1 = 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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