document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=210317>Question 210317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just want to check and see if I have a right answer? Thank you!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve rational equations from textbook<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5/x+3=1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x-5)=1(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-30=1x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=33/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2/x+2=5/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(x-2)=5(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-14=5x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To verify your answer, simply plug the solution into the original equation and simplify. If you get a true equation (like 2=2 for example), then the answer is definitely a solution which verifies it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for example, let's say we want to verify the second problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-2%29%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+5%2F7\"   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=%2812-2%29%2F%2812%2B2%29+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812-2%29%2F%2812%2B2%29+=+5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=12\"   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=10%2F14+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F14+=+5%2F7\"   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=5%2F7+=+5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F7+=+5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the equation is true, the solution <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is verified. </SPAN>\n" );
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