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  • Feb 3, 2009, 12:16 AM
    MynameisBob
    Polynomial and finding variables
    ax²+bx²+2 ≡ 4x²+a-b

    Find a and b
  • Feb 3, 2009, 11:34 AM
    ebaines

    Assuming that a and b are constants, and that this equation is to be true for all values of x:

    Try grouping the coefficients of the x^2 terms together and then group the remaining terms togther. You should end up with two simple simultaneous equations for a and b.

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