document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156760>Question 156760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The closet I have come to solving this is probably way off.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have ended up with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help would be greatly appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks to all the online tutors out there...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115599\">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-2%2Fx%29%5E2%2B4%28x-2%2Fx%29=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%2Fx%29%5E2%2B4%28x-2%2Fx%29=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a=x-(2/x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+4a=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+4a-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a+5)(a-1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-5, a=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-(2/x)=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2=-5x mult each side by x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x  =2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+5x+25/4=2+25/4 completing the square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+(5/2))^2=33/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(5/2)=+-sqrt(33)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(-5+sqrt(33))/2, x=(-5-sqrt(33))/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-(2/x)=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x-2=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2, x=-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed\r<BR>\n" );
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