document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1174761>Question 1174761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x - (1/n)x - (x - (1/nx)(1/m) = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to proceed. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Clear fractions by multiplying everything by mnx:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a quadratic equation; the quadratic will clearly not factor, so use the quadratic formula.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug those coefficients in the quadratic formula and simplify if needed.<br><BR>\n" );
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