document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201399>Question 201399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+3/x-1 = x+2/x-3<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 #151624 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><B>algebrapro18(249)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><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=151624\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a proportion and to solve proportions you just cross multiply.  Doing so we get:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3/x-1 = x+2/x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x-3) = (x-1)(x+2)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we F.O.I.L. these out and solve.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)(x-3) = (x-1)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 9 = x^2 + x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = x^2 - x^2 + x -2 + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = x + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -7<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging in we see that this is the solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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