document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145439>Question 145439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve, find the exact solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12/3x-2 minus  5/x+4=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Textbook Beecher, Penna & Bittinger </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by (3x-2)(x+4) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12(x+4) - 5(3x-2) = (3x-2)(x+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x + 48 -15x + 10 = 3^2 + 10x -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 + 13x -66 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x+22)(x-3) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -22/3 or x = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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