SOLUTION: I can not figure out how to do these. Could you please help me? Thank you in advance! Solve for x. x over 6 - x over 8 = 1 x over x - 2 MINUS x + 1 over x EQUALS 8 o

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Question 117089: I can not figure out how to do these. Could you please help me? Thank you in advance!
Solve for x.
x over 6 - x over 8 = 1

x over x - 2 MINUS x + 1 over x EQUALS 8 over x squared - 2x

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm not exactly sure what the equations are
from your description, but I'll guess.

Think of this as:

This is like
so,

Now put it back together

Now multiply both sides by


answer
Now check the answer by plugging it back into the original problem




OK, just as before , this is the same as


multiply both sides by

Now multiply both sides by


OK
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My guess for the other equation is

The first step is to factor the right side

Now multiply both sides by




answer
check answer





multiply both sides by


OK

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