document.write( "Question 382775: Solve: 8/(x+2)+8/(x-2)=3 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+8%2F%28x%2B2%29%2B8%2F%28x-2%29=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%288x-16+%2B+8x%2B16%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+4%29+=+3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2816x%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+4%29+=+3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16x+=+3x%5E2+-+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0=+3x%5E2+-16x+-+12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(3x + 2)(x - 6) = 0. Hence x = -2/3, 6. None of these make the denominators equal to 0, and so they are the final answers. \n" ); document.write( "

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