SOLUTION: Solve : x- ( 3 / x ) = 2 a) 1 b) -1 or 3 c) 3 d) -1 e) none of these

SOLUTION: Solve : x- ( 3 / x ) = 2 a) 1 b) -1 or 3 c) 3 d) -1 e) none of these

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Question 60911: Solve : x- ( 3 / x ) = 2
a) 1
b) -1 or 3
c) 3
d) -1
e) none of these
Answer by joyofmath(189) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by x.
Then,
Subtract 2x from both sides.
Then,
This factors to
So, or
So, and is the answer, which is b.
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