document.write( "Question 193232This question is from textbook saxon algebra 2
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document.write( ": x+4/x+2 + 32/x^2+9x+14=3
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document.write( "my work: x+4/x+2 + 32/(x+2)(x+7)=3
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document.write( "(x+2)(x+7)(x+4/x+2 +32/(x+2(x+7)=3(x+2)(x+7)
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document.write( "What's next?
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document.write( "Am I doing this right? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #145074 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "my work: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " : \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by the common denominator \n" ); document.write( "(x+2)(x+7)* \n" ); document.write( "Next, Cancel out the denominators and you have: \n" ); document.write( "(x+7)(x+4) + 32 = 3(x^2+9x+ 14) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 11x + 28 + 32 = 3x^2 + 27x + 42 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 11x + 60 = 3x^2 + 27x + 42 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "arrange as a quadratic equation on the right \n" ); document.write( "0 = 3x^2 - x^2 + 27x - 11x + 42 - 60 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "0 = 2x^2 + 16x - 18 \n" ); document.write( "Factor to: \n" ); document.write( "(x+9)(2x-2) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "Two solutions: \n" ); document.write( "x = -9 \n" ); document.write( " and \n" ); document.write( "2x = 2 \n" ); document.write( "x = 1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solutions in original problem \n" ); document.write( "x = -9 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "you can check the solution; x=1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |