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    lalav84 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 24, 2007, 01:04 PM
    simplifying algebra
    how would you "simplify" (2x =5)(3x-3), I don't know where to start?
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    Jan 24, 2007, 02:00 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by lalav84
    how would you "simplify" (2x =5)(3x-3), i dont know where to start?
    are you sure you wrote the question right?

    is it (2x-5)(3x-3) ?

    If so then to simplify all you need to do is expand the brackets and collect the like terms together.
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    Jan 25, 2007, 09:49 AM
    um well with what you wrote you would make each = 0 so


    2x=5+0 so
    2x=5
    2x/2=5/2
    x=2.5




    then 3x-3=0
    3x/3=3/3
    x=1




    there for x = 1 ans x= 2.5
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