document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185270>Question 1185270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X2/2×-6=9/6×-18 solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X2/2×-6=9/6×-18 solve for x<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Don't mix \"X\" and \"x\" in the same problem to denote the same number.  It is perfectly legal (and often convenient) to use both lower- and upper-case letters to represent different quantities.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) It is also possible you intended your lower-case \"x\" to be a multiplication symbol (as the other tutor interpreted it).  That is an extremely bad practice, since it is easily confused with the variable x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) It is standard to use \"^^\" (shift-6) to represent exponentiation: \"x^2\" instead of just \"x2\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) Use of parentheses is often critical.  The equation as you show it is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/2x-6=9/6x-18 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F2x-6=9%2F6x-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F2x-6=9%2F6x-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I suspect the intended equation is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2/(2x-6)=9/(6x-18) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=9%2F%286x-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=9%2F%286x-18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, having gotten past the very poor presentation of your equation, I suspect this is what we are supposed to solve:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=9%2F%286x-18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=9%2F%286x-18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide numerator and denominator on the right by 3<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=3%2F%282x-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F%282x-6%29=3%2F%282x-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (noting the restriction that x can't be 3 because it would make the denominators 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-sqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-sqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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