document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139941>Question 1139941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a/b)^x-3=(b/c)^x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ambiguous.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are the exponents x ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or x-3 and x-5 ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Parentheses are free.  Use some. </SPAN>\n" );
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