SOLUTION: I cant seem to solve this equation.. PLease help :) x+2/x ------- = 5x 3+4/x Thank u :)

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Question 263102: I cant seem to solve this equation.. PLease help :)
x+2/x
------- = 5x
3+4/x
Thank u :)

Found 2 solutions by drk, josmiceli:
Answer by drk(1908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the original problem:
(i)
step 1- multiply all terms by on the left by x to get
(ii)
step 2 - multiply both sides by (3x+4) to get
(iii)
step 3 - set = 0 as
(iv)
by the quadratic, we get

then

which simplifies to

and this reduces to

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by


Multiply both sides by



Solve using quadratic formula







(1)
and
(2)
You can check the 2 answers by plugging each back into equation

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