document.write( "Question 330906: What is the larger root of 6/x^2-1 - 1/2=1/x+1\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #237236 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x=2\"$ is not a solution.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F%282%5E2-1%29-1%2F2=1%2F%282%2B1%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F%284-1%29-1%2F2=1%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F3-1%2F2=1%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2-1%2F2=1%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2=1%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "False, so $\"x=2\"$ is not a solution.
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the common denominator $\"x%5E2-1=%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F%28x%5E2-1%29-%281%28x%5E2-1%29%29%2F%282%28x%5E2-1%29%29=%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"6-%281%2F2%29%28x%5E2-1%29%29%2F%282%28x%5E2-1%29%29=%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12-%28x%5E2-1%29=2%28x-1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12-x%5E2%2B1=2x-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%2B2x-15=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-3%29%28x%2B5%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-3=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=-5%29\"$ \r
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