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Algebra.Com's Answer #139319 by Edwin McCravy(20059)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"+2%2Fx+=+x%2F%28x%5E2-8%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Enclose both sides in parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+%282%2Fx%29+=+%28x%2F%28x%5E2-8%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by the LCD of \"x%2A%28x%5E2-8%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+x%2A%28x%5E2-8%29%282%2Fx%29+=+x%2A%28x%5E2-8%29%28x%2F%28x%5E2-8%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then cancel:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+%28x%5E2-8%29%282%29+=+x%2A%28x%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+2%28x%5E2-8%29+=+x%5E2+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2x%5E2-16+=+x%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%5E2-16=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29=0\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x-4=0\"  \"x%2B4=0\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"x=4\"    \"x=-4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Two solutions. Both check.\r\n" );
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