SOLUTION: 4. Solve {{{40/(2x-3)+30/(4x+5)=-11}}}

Question 143730: 4. Solve

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

Multiply both sides by the LCD . This will clear the fractions.

Distribute and multiply

Distribute again

Foil

Distribute

Add 88x^2 to both sides. Subtract 22x from both sides. Subtract 165 from both sides.

Combine like terms

Factor the left side

Now set each factor equal to zero:

or

or Now solve for x in each case

So our answers are

or

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