document.write( "Question 346721: Solve the equation 1/x+3 - 1/x+4 = 1/2. The solutions are x1= ____ and x2= ____ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #247944 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"1%2F%28x%2B3%29+-+1%2F%28x%2B4%29+=+1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Use the common denominator, $\"%28x%2B3%29%2A%28x%2B4%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 2.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%28x%2B4%29-2%28x%2B3%29-%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x%2B8-2x-6-%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B12%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282-x%5E2-7x-12%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-%28x%5E2%2B7x%2B10%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29%29=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B2=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=-2%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=-5%29\"$
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