document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140692>Question 140692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ok i do not understand how to do this......X/X+2+ 3/X-2=7/X </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by the least common multiple which is x(x+2)(x-2) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2(x-2) + 3x(x+2) = 7(x+2)(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3 - 2x^2 + 3x^2 + 6x = 7x^2 - 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3 -6x^2 + 6x + 28 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graphing this I find a zero at x = -1.489362....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other two zeroes are complex numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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