document.write( "Question 172130: 5/x + 7/6 = 4/(x-4), solve for x.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #127166 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"5%2Fx+%2B+7%2F6+=+4%2F%28x-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "If you multiply each side by \"6x%2A%28x+-+4%29\",
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A6%2A%28x+-+4%29+%2B+7x%2A%28x+-+4%29+=+4%2A6%2Ax\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30%2A%28x+-+4%29+%2B+7x%2A%28x+-+4%29+=+24x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30x+-+120+%2B+7x%5E2+-+28x+=+24x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x%5E2+-+22x+-+120+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+-22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+-120\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-22%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-22%29%5E2-4%2A7%2A%28-120%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A7%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2822+%2B-+sqrt%28+484+%2B+3360+%29%29+%2F+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2822+%2B-+sqrt%283844%29%29+%2F+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2822+%2B+62%29+%2F+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2822+-+62%29+%2F+14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-%2820%2F7%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "I checked both answers, and they look right
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