SOLUTION: x-3/x=4/7

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Question 135475: x-3/x=4/7
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(X-3)/X=4/7 CROSS MULTIPLY
7(X-3)=4X
7X-21-4X=0
3X=21
X=21/3
X=7 ANSWER.
PROOF:
(7-3)/7=4/7
4/7=4/7
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IF YOU MEAN X-(3/X)=4/7 THEN:
(X^2-3)/X=4/7 CROSS MULTIPLY
7(X^2-3)=4X
7X^2-21-4X=0
7X^2-4X-21=0
USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET:x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
(2.04 & -1.47)
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IN THE FUTURE PLEASE MAKE BETTER USE OF THE ( ) AS YOU CAN SEE IT MAKES QUITE A DIFFERENCE HOW THESE TERMS ARE INTERPRETED.