document.write( "Question 1176070: Solve:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(ax - b) / c - (bx + c) / a = abc\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "axc - bca - bxac + ac = a^2bc^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28ax+-+b%29+%2F+c+-+%28bx+%2B+c%29+%2F+a+\" = \"+abc++\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by ac:
\n" ); document.write( "\"++a%28ax-b%29+-+c%28bx%2Bc%29+\" = \"+a%5E2bc%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Expand LHS:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28a%5E2x-ab%29+-+%28bcx+%2Bc%5E2%29+\" = \"+a%5E2bc%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We are solving for x, right? Bring terms involving 'x' together,
\n" ); document.write( "move others to RHS:
\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28a%5E2x+-+bcx%29+\" = \"+a%5E2bc%5E2+%2Bab+%2Bc%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Factor out 'x':
\n" ); document.write( "\"++%28a%5E2+-+bc%29x+\" = \"+a%5E2bc%5E2+%2Bab+%2Bc%5E2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"+a%5E2-bc+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+++x+\" = \"+%28+a%5E2bc%5E2+%2Bab+%2Bc%5E2+%29%2F+%28+a%5E2+-+bc+%29+\" ; \"+a%5E2-bc+%3C%3E+0+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "EDIT: fixed sign error on c^2 on RHS (had -, should have been +) \n" ); document.write( "
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