document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=535794>Question 535794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have an exam in just a little more than an hour.  I am going over my review for the exam and there are 2 problems that I have the answers for, because they have given us that but I need to know how to go about solving the probelems.  Anyone's help is greatly appreciated!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_x+4_  = _x+10___<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3       x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure if this makes any sense... I am not sure how to type this up.. It is fractions. x+4 is over x-3 and then it is = in the middle with x+10 above x+2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other one that I am struggling with is this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "__5__   +  _3__ = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x          x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the same it is a fraction but instead of it being a fraction at the end it is an equals sign with a 1. Thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #352004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=352004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2F%28%28x-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x%2B10%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x%2B10%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(x+2) = (x-3)(x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOIL<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x + 4x + 8 = x^2 + 10x - 3x - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 8 = x^2 + 7x - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine the x's on the left, combine the numbers on the right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - x^2 + 6x - 7x = -30 - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = -38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check this in the original problem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F%283x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F%283x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F%283x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F%283x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 3x*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3x(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cancel the denominators, and you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 + 3(3) = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 = 3x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this in the original, you can use 4.67 to do this on a calc, it should be very close to 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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