document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=463919>Question 463919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve the following equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(x+1) + 1/(x-1) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the work that I have done so far:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)+(x+1)=(x-1)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1+x+1=x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=x^2-2x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's where I'm stuck, and I'm not even sure that the work I've done so far is correct.  I would sincerely appreciate your assistance. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #317773 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=317773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/(x+1) + 1/(x-1) = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the work that I have done so far:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)+(x+1)=(x-1)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1+x+1=x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=x^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=x^2-2x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's all correct<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-1=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-2%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A-1=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=8 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--2%2B-sqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--2%2B-sqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29%2Bsqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.41421356237309 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29%2Bsqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+2.41421356237309\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29-sqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-0.414213562373095 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-2%29-sqrt%28+8+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-0.414213562373095\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1+=+%28x-2.41421356237309%29%2A%28x--0.414213562373095%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1x%5E2%2B-2x%2B-1+=+%28x-2.41421356237309%29%2A%28x--0.414213562373095%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 2.41421356237309, -0.414213562373095.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-2%2Ax%2B-1+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B-2%2Ax%2B-1+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignore the part that says it can be factored.<BR>\n" );
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