document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502053>Question 502053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure that this is a quadratic equation. I do not know what this is. But I need HELP!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4- a-5/a+3 = a^2-1/a+3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have been trying to figure this one out and I can not. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4- a-5/a+3 = a^2-1/a+3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "since denominators are equal, the numerators are equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-5=a^2-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2-a+4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you are correct, it is a quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1, b=-1, c=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but there is no real number solution because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the discriminate, (b^2-4ac)<0 </SPAN>\n" );
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