document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317125>Question 317125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/x+3+6/x^2=1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227024\">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=1%2F%28x%2B3%29%2B6%2Fx%5E2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%2B3%29%2B6%2Fx%5E2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see there is one real root and two complex roots for this equation (since it only crosses the x-axis at one point).<BR>\n" );
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