document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178894>Question 178894</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780395977279/algebrahomeworkh>Geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a very difficult time trying to reach the solution to this problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am to find the value of x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/x+5 = x-4/x\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So far, I've crosses multiplied them and arrived at 2x = x+5(x-4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, I foiled out the second part of the equation and got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = x^2-4x+5x-20 and simplified that to 2x=x^2+x-20.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Now, I'm at a loss to do. Was I supposed to have foiled out the problem and if so, did I do it incorrectly?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I don't know how to solve for x at this point in the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133849 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=133849\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> well, it appears as if your mistake is multiply x by x and getting 2x instead of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so when you cross multiply you should have<BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=%28x-4%29%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=%28x-4%29%28x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=x%5E2%2B5x-4x-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=x%5E2%2B5x-4x-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as you can see the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >terms cancel out....you were very close </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );