document.write( "Question 256855: (1/x)-(2/x+1)=[5/(x*x)+x] -2\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #188906 by drk(1908) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "step 1 - find a common denominator which is x^2(x+1)
\n" ); document.write( "step 2 - multiply all terms by the common denominator to get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%28x%2B1%29-2x%5E2+=+5%28x%2B1%29+%2B+x%28x%5E2%29%28x%2B1%29+-+2%28x%5E2%28x%2B1%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "step 3 - distribute on both sides and combine like terms to get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2Bx-2x%5E2+=+5x+%2B+5+%2Bx%5E4%2Bx%5E3-2x%5E2%2B2x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-x%5E2+%2B+x+=+x%5E4+%2B+x%5E3+-+x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E4+%2B+x%5E3+%2B+4x+%2B+5+=+0\"$
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