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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "  |Cross Multiplying 
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document.write( "  (x+2)(x+1) = (x+6)(x-1)
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document.write( "   x^2 + 3x+2 = x^2 + 5x-6
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document.write( "           8 = 2x
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document.write( "           x = 4
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "    6/10 = 3/5 \n" );
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