document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177743>Question 177743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving equations with rational expressions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/x = x/-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac {-3}{x} = \frac {x}{-3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Crossmultiply.  That is, multiply the numerator on the left by the denominator on the right.  Set that product equal to the product of the denominator on the left and the numerator on the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x^2 = (-3)(-3) = 9\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Take the square root of both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large sqrt{x^2} = \pm sqrt{9}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check your answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x = 3\">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac {-3}{3} = \frac {3}{-3}\">, True statement: answer checks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x = -3\">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac {-3}{-3} = \frac {-3}{-3}\">, True statement: answer checks.\r<BR>\n" );
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