Multiply both sides by (x+5)(x-5), and you get:





Combine & simplify (steps shown):









Here I just used the quadratic formula:  for , you get 

 













   <--- exact answer

 



Approximate answer:



and





Plug in these values for x and you will see they both result in approx 14.  



 

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