document.write( "Question 159847: x=1+4/x \n" ); document.write( "

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x=1+4/x
\n" ); document.write( "X-4/X=1
\n" ); document.write( "(X*X-4)/X=1
\n" ); document.write( "X^2-4=X
\n" ); document.write( "X^2-X-4=0
\n" ); document.write( "USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION: $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$ WE GET:
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1+-SQRT[-1^2-4*1*-4 ])/2*1
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1+-SQRT[1+16])/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1+-SQRT17)/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1+-4.1231)/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1+4.1231)/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=5.1231/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=2.562 ANSWER.
\n" ); document.write( "X=(1-4.1231)/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=-3.1231/2
\n" ); document.write( "X=-1.562 ANSWER. \n" ); document.write( "

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