SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this equation? I have tried to solve it for two days now and still can't get it right.   
{{{((x^-8)+(x^-16))/(1-x^-16)}}}
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Question 212536:  Can you help me solve this equation? I have tried to solve it for two days now and still can't get it right.   
 
Found 3 solutions by  Alan3354, nerdybill, Theo:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
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It's not an equation, there's no equal sign, so there's nothing to solve for.
It can be simplified.
Multiply NUM and DEN by x^16
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Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Starting with:
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Multiply by :
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Doing so yields:
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Now, factoring the denominator:
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Canceling like-terms we end up with:
 
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 as best I can determine, your answer would be:
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here's how:
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your equation is:
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since  your equation becomes:
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your equation becomes:
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multiply numerator and denominator by  to get:
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factor denominator to get:
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equation becomes:
 
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