SOLUTION: find the missing number 2x/2x-3=?/8x^3-27

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Question 1113396: find the missing number 2x/2x-3=?/8x^3-27
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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let y = the unknown number
:
%282x%29%2F%282x-3%29 = y%2F%288x%5E3-27%29
multiply both sides by (8x^3-27)
y = %282x%288x%5E3-27%29%29%2F%282x-3%29%29
we can factor
y = %282x%282x-3%29%284x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29%29%2F%282x-3%29%29
Cancel
y = 2x%284x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29%29