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We present the notion of an A-polynomial that is a polynomial in two variables associated to a compact 3-manifold with boundary consisting of a single torus. We follow the article "Plane Curves Associated to Character Varieties of 3-Manifolds" by D.Cooper, M. Culler, H. Gillet, D. D. Long and P. B. Shalen