document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314409>Question 314409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Fx%29+%2B+%281%2F%281%2Bx%29%29+=+%28%28-3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fx%29+%2B+%281%2F%281%2Bx%29%29+=+%28%28-3%29%2F%28x%5E2%2Bx%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, can you please help me solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This shouldn't be too difficult.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So first all of the denominators have to be the same. So we must multiply each expression by something ont he top and bottom to get the same denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the greatest common denominator is (x^2)+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore you need to multiply (1/x) by (1+x/1+x) so that the denominator is (x^2+x). You will get (1+x)/((x^2)+x) for the first expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the second : 1/(1+x), you need to multiply the top and the bottom by x to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/((x^2)+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that all of the expressions have the same denominator, we can change the equation to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1+x)+x=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And from here we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1+2x=-3    =>    2x=-4    =>   x=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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