document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390142>Question 390142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what are the steps to solving the equation 3x/x^2+2x-8=1/x-2+x/x+4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276627 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276627\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Repost this using sufficient parentheses so that it is clear which terms belong in which denominator.  For example, if you mean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{3x}{x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 8}\ =\ \frac{1}{x\ -\ 2}\ +\ \frac{x}{x\ +\ 4}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You would render your problem thus:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3x)/(x^2+2x-8)=(1/(x-2))+(x/(x+4)) </SPAN>\n" );
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