document.write( "Question 1044562: Please help me solve this question in a understandable way for grade 10 curriculum!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the website, it gives that (3a−1/2a)(9a^2+3/2+1/4a^2)= 27a^3-1/8a^3, but how did they get the 3/2 from the middle? \r
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document.write( "\"3a+-+1%2F%282a%29\" = \"7\".       (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9a%5E2+-+2%2A3%2A%281%2F2%29\" + \"1%2F%284a%5E2%29\" = \"49\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9a%5E2+-+3\" + \"1%2F%284a%5E2%29\" = \"49\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add \"4\"\"1%2F2\" to both sides. You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9a%5E2+%2B+3%2F2\" + \"1%2F%284a%5E2%29\" = \"49\" + \"4\"\"1%2F2\" = \"53\"\"1%2F2\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"9a%5E2+%2B+3%2F2\" + \"1%2F%284a%5E2%29\" = 53.5.     (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now\r\n" );
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document.write( "  \"27a%5E3\" - \"1%2F%288a%5E3%29\" =      (apply this identity: \"x%5E3-y%5E3\" = \"%28x-y%29%2A%28x%5E2+%2B+xy+%2B+y%5E2%29\" !)\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%283a+-+1%2F%282a%29%29\".(\"9a%5E2+%2B+3%2F2\" + \"1%2F%282a%29%5E2\") =   (now recall that the first parentheses is 7 (given !), while the second is 53.5 due to (2) !)\r\n" );
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document.write( "= 7*53.5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Please calculate the last product on your own.\r\n" );
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