document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189475>Question 189475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i'm stumped i tried to by making the tops the same but that didn't go anywhere so i made the bottoms the same and that still didn't get me anywhere.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #142147 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=142147\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x%2B1%29%2F%282x%29+=+%28x-1%29%2F%282x-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%2B1%29%2F%282x%29+=+%28x-1%29%2F%282x-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x%2B1%29%282x-1%29+=+2x%28x-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%2B1%29%282x-1%29+=+2x%28x-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x%2B1%29%282x-1%29+=+2x%5E2-2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x%2B1%29%282x-1%29+=+2x%5E2-2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x%5E2-x%2B2x-1+=+2x%5E2-2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x%5E2-x%2B2x-1+=+2x%5E2-2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x%5E2-x%2B2x-1+-+2x%5E2+%2B+2x+=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x%5E2-x%2B2x-1+-+2x%5E2+%2B+2x+=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Get everything to the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x-1+=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x-1+=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x=1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x=1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 1 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x=1%2F3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x=1%2F3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 3 to isolate \"x\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which in decimal form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x = 0.\overline{3}\"> which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x \approx 0.333\ldots\"> </SPAN>\n" );
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