document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148118>Question 148118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x+1)(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " --------- = 0,then x=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><B>mangopeeler07(462)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mangopeeler07><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B1%29%28x-5%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B1%29%28x-5%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  What +1=0? -1. 2 times what=-1? -1/2.  So x=-1/2.  What minus 5 is zero? 5. So x=5.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x=-1/2;5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Also, x is not -3, because if it was, the denominator would be zero, making the expression undefined, not 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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