SOLUTION: solve the equation
5/2x-3 = 2x/x+4
please help me solve this equation
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Question 197267: solve the equation
5/2x-3 = 2x/x+4
please help me solve this equation
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.
Cross multiply
Distribute
Get all terms to the right side
Combine like terms.
Notice we have a quadratic in the form of where , , and
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x
Start with the quadratic formula
Plug in , , and
Negate to get .
Square to get .
Multiply to get
Rewrite as
Add to to get
Multiply and to get .
Take the square root of to get .
or Break up the expression.
or Combine like terms.
or Simplify.
So the solutions are or
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