document.write( "Question 29881: Can you answer the proprtional problem... x-1/x+2 = 3x-2/8x ?
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$\"+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+%283x-2%29%2F8x+\"$ if this is the appropriate format the solution is as follows ...
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+%283x-2%29%2F8x+\"$ cross multiply and set the quantities equal to one another
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28x-1%29%288x%29+=+%28x%2B2%29%283x-2%29+\"$ Distribute the 8x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8x%5E2+-+8x+=+%28x%2B2%29%283x-2%29+\"$ Foil the right side
\n" ); document.write( "F: x * 3x = 3x^2
\n" ); document.write( "O: -2 * x = -2X
\n" ); document.write( "I:2* 3x = 6x
\n" ); document.write( "L: 2 * -2 = -4
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8x%5E2+-+8x+=+3x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+6x+-+4+\"$ Combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+8x%5E2+-+8x+=+3x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+4+\"$ Move everything to the left side
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x%5E2+-+12x+%2B+4+=+0+\"$ factor
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%285x-2%29%28x-2%29+=+0+\"$ set each piec equal to 0
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x-2=0+\"$ or $\"+x-2=0+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5x=2+\"$ or $\"+x=2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+2%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "final answer : x = { 2/5 , 2 }
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