document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199813>Question 199813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a proportion problem I am having trouble with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/4=(x+8)/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{x}{4}=\frac{x+8}{x}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2 = 4x + 32\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -4x - 32\"> to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2 - 4x - 32 = 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just factor the quadratic and use the Zero Product Rule.  Hint: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4 \times -8 = - 32\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 4 + (-8) = -4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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