document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=440965>Question 440965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Working on Algebra homework, I can figure out how to start this problem, but by the time I get to the end, my answer never makes sense. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/y+3 - 1/y-3 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I found the LCD, (y+3)(y-3), and multiplied that by each term. Then I cancelled out whatever I could and set up an equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(y-3) - (y+3) = (y+3)(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I simplified that, but I ended up with y=y2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #304500 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=304500\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0 = y^2 - y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring ___ 0 = y(y - 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = y - 1 ___ 1 = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you do a thought experiment, one and zero are the only numbers which equal their own square (or any power) </SPAN>\n" );
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