document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=191305>Question 191305</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X+3/x-1=x+4/x-5         \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                       (x+3)(x-5)=(x-1)(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                       x^2+3x-15=x^2-x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                       x^2+4x+11=x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #143578 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=143578\">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%2B3%29%2F%28x-1%29=%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x-1%29=%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x-5%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%2B3%29%28x-5%29=%28x-1%29%28x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%28x-5%29=%28x-1%29%28x%2B4%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=x%5E2-2x-15=x%5E2%2B3x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x-15=x%5E2%2B3x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL (this is where you made a mistake)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-2x-15-x%5E2-3x%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-2x-15-x%5E2-3x%2B4=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=-5x-11=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x-11=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=-5x=0%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x=0%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2811%29%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2811%29%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   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=x=-11%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-11%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-11%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-11%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which in decimal form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  </SPAN>\n" );
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