document.write( "Question 354379: (x+2)(x-2)/(2x^2+8x+8)+(-5)/(x+2)=-1/(2x+4) \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"%28x%2B2%29%28x-2%29%2F%282x%5E2%2B8x%2B8%29%2B%28-5%29%2F%28x%2B2%29=-1%2F%282x%2B4%29\"$ ,
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\n" ); document.write( "Assuming that x is not equal to -2, the equation becomes
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-2%29%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29-5%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+-1%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ , or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-2%29%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29-10%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29+=+-1%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Putting the equation in standard form , we get
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-2-10%2B1%29%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29+=+0\"$ , or $\"%28x-11%29%2F%282%28x%2B2%29%29+=+0\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Then we would get $\"x+-+11=0\"$ , and so $\"x+=+11\"$ . Since 11 is not equal to 2, the final answer for x is 11. \n" ); document.write( "

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