document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=191061>Question 191061</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/x^2-1=5/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-5)(x+1)<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 #143449 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=143449\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29=5%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29=5%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x%29%28x%29=5%28x%5E2-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x%29%28x%29=5%28x%5E2-1%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=3x%5E2=5x%5E2-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2=5x%5E2-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute and multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-5x%5E2=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-5x%5E2=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2x%5E2=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2x%5E2=-5\"   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=x%5E2=-5%2F%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=-5%2F%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%22%22%2B-sqrt%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%22%22%2B-sqrt%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-sqrt%285%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-sqrt%285%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the \"plus/minus\" to form 2 separate equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%2810%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%2810%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-sqrt%2810%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-sqrt%2810%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%2810%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%2810%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-sqrt%2810%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-sqrt%2810%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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