document.write( "Question 185989: Thanks for your help on a question last week. The answer was very helpful. I just have two more. Hopefully you can show me the error of my ways.\r
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document.write( "Solve for X. I think the answer is x is not equal to 8 or -8.\r
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document.write( "(X/X^2-64)+(8/x-8)=1/x+8\r
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document.write( "My next question is:\r
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document.write( "Simplify so there are no radicals in the denominator\r
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document.write( "4/sq root of x + sq root of 2y \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #139476 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solve for X. I think the answer is x is not equal to 8 or -8. \n" ); document.write( "(X/X^2-64)+(8/x-8)=1/x+8 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by (x-8)(x+8) to get: \n" ); document.write( "x + 8(x+8) = (x-8) \n" ); document.write( "x + 8x + 64 = x-8 \n" ); document.write( "8x = -72 \n" ); document.write( "x = -9 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My next question is: \n" ); document.write( "Simplify so there are no radicals in the denominator \n" ); document.write( "4/sq root of x + sq root of 2y)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply numerator and denominator by sqrt(x) - sqrt(2y) to get:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= [4(sqrt(x) - sqrt(2y))] / [x-2y]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "========================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |