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what is:

1/a-1     (one over a minus one)

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3/3a-1     (three over three a minus one)

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1/a-1 + 3/3a-1 = 0

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 Mar 6, 2015

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$$\\\frac{1}{a-1}+\frac{3}{3a-1}=0\\\\
(a-1)(3a-1)\left[\frac{1}{a-1}+\frac{3}{3a-1}\right]=0(a-1)(3a-1)\\\\
\frac{(3a-1)}{1}+\frac{3(a-1)}{1}=0\\\\
3a-1+3a-3=0\\\\
6a-4=0\\\\
6a=4\\\\
a=2/3$$

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 Mar 6, 2015
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$$\\\frac{1}{a-1}+\frac{3}{3a-1}=0\\\\
(a-1)(3a-1)\left[\frac{1}{a-1}+\frac{3}{3a-1}\right]=0(a-1)(3a-1)\\\\
\frac{(3a-1)}{1}+\frac{3(a-1)}{1}=0\\\\
3a-1+3a-3=0\\\\
6a-4=0\\\\
6a=4\\\\
a=2/3$$

Melody Mar 6, 2015

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