document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288761>Question 288761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve and show solution to this problem, it is supposed to be an equation with two solutions? (x/3) = (4/x+1)Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #209256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=209256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to cross-multiply:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now set the right side to zero so that you can solve by factoring:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ask yourself, what two numbers multiply to -12, and when you add them up, they equal +1? The answer is +4 and -3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you have two options:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "either x+4=0, meaning x=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or x-3=0, meaning x=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So your two solutions are x=-4, and x=3. </SPAN>\n" );
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