document.write( "Question 189175: I wrote prior that I can solve this but somehow it gets too much and confused and I am sure I made a mistake somewhere. Can you help me solving this?\r
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document.write( "9/(x+1) - 2/(x-2) = 5/(x+1) and help me to check all proposed solutions? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #141972 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by (x+1)(x-2)* \n" ); document.write( "(x+1)(x-2)* \n" ); document.write( "Cancel out the denominators and you have; \n" ); document.write( "9(x-2) - 2(x+1) = 5(x-2) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "9x - 18 - 2x - 2 = 5x - 10 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x's on the left numerals on the right \n" ); document.write( "9x - 2x - 5x = -10 + 2 + 18 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "2x = 10 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solution in original equation \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |