SOLUTION: 7a --- 3a-5 which number cannot be used in the variable in this rational expression

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Question 305997: 7a
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3a-5 which number cannot be used in the variable in this rational expression
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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7a/(3a-5)
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The denominator cannot be zero.
3a-5=0
3a=5
a=5/3
So a cannot equal 5/3
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Ed