document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151208>Question 151208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x-3/4-2x - 1/x-2 + 1 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111098 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=111098\">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=%28x-3%29%2F%284-2x%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%2F%284-2x%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%2F%28-2%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%2F%28-2%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-2x=2%282-x%29=-2%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-2x=2%282-x%29=-2%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-%28x-3%29%29%2F%282%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-%28x-3%29%29%2F%282%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-x%2B3%29%2F%282%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-x%2B3%29%2F%282%28x-2%29%29+-+1%2F%28x-2%29+%2B+1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute the negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%282%28x-2%29%29%28%28-x%2B3%29%2Fcross%282%28x-2%29%29%29%2B2cross%28%28x-2%29%29%28%28-1%29%2Fcross%28%28x-2%29%29%29%2B2%28x-2%29%281%29=2%28x-2%29%280%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply <font size=\"4\"><b>every</b></font> term on both sides by the LCD <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Doing this will eliminate all of the fractions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B3%2B2%28-1%29%2B2%28x-2%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B3%2B2%28-1%29%2B2%28x-2%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply and simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B3-2%2B2x-4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B3-2%2B2x-4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-3=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-3=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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