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Start with the given equation.
Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 9 to clear out the fraction.
Multiply and simplify
Subtract 16 from both sides.
Combine like terms.
Notice that the quadratic
is in the form of
where
,
, and
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "x":
Start with the quadratic formula
Plug in
,
, and
Square
to get
.
Multiply
to get
Subtract
from
to get
Multiply
and
to get
.
Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this
solver)
or
Break up the expression.
So the solutions are
or
(