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Algebra.Com's Answer #322610 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "  |Cross Multiplying to solve
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document.write( "   2x(x+1) = 5(x+7)
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document.write( "   2x^2 -3x -35 = 0
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document.write( "factoring
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document.write( " (2x +7)(x-5) = 0
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document.write( " (2x +7)= 0   x = -7/2
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document.write( " (x-5) = 0    x = 5\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "x = 5      10/12 = 5/6
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document.write( "x = -7/2   -7/(7/2) = 5/(-5/2) = -2 \n" );
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