document.write( "Question 328226: Solve the following equation for the variable X\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #235119 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"7%2F%28x-4%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4%2F%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-5x%29%2F%28x%5E2-16%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the denominator on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7%2F%28x-4%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4%2F%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-5x%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply every term through by the LCD which is (x-4)(x+4), written as \"red%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%2F1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7%2F%28x-4%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%2F1%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4%2F%28x%2B4%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%2F1%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-5x%29%2F%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%2F1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel what will cancel:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7%2F%28cross%28x-4%29%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28cross%28x-4%29%29%28x%2B4%29%2F1%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4%2F%28cross%28x%2B4%29%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x-4%29%28cross%28x%2B4%29%29%2F1%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-5x%29%2F%28%28cross%28x-4%29%29%28cross%28x%2B4%29%29%29\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28cross%28x-4%29%29%28cross%28x%2B4%29%29%2F1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x%2B4%29%29\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4\"\"red%28%22%22%2A%22%22%29\"\"red%28%28x-4%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-5x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"7x%2B28\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"4x-16\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-5x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"11x%2B12\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-5x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"16x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-12\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-12%2F16\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-3%2F4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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