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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 #185568 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=185568\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B10x%2B16%29%2F%282x-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B10x%2B16%29%2F%282x-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-10=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-10=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set the denominator equal to zero. Remember, dividing by 0 is undefined. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=0%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=0%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 10 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2810%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2810%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > makes the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B10x%2B16%29%2F%282x-10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B10x%2B16%29%2F%282x-10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > undefined since it makes the denominator <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equal to zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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