document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061924>Question 1061924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An equation has the form a/x + x/b = c, where a, b and c are constant and b<>0.  How many solutions can this equation have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a=/=0, then it has two solutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can easily see it after reducing to the quadratic equation by multiplying both sides by x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a = 0, then there is only one solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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