document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54139>Question 54139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I received these problems from my instructor which I can't find in the text:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.)  2/(3x) + 3/(2x) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.)  1/(x + 1) + 1/(x-1) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.)  x/2 + 2/x =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone help me with these?  I've even tried using the equation calculator but tt comes up with a syntax error.  I haven't had math in a while so any explanations of the rule will be helpful as well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=36419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There's nothing on the other side of the = sign, so you can't solve them.  These are expressions that need to be simplified into one fraction.  In order to combine them, you have to have a common denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F3x%2B3%2F2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F3x%2B3%2F2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Has a LCD (lowest common denominator) of 6x, it is the smallest number that both 3x and 2x both divide evenly into.  What ever you do to the denominators to get 6x you have to do to the numerator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A2%2F%282%2A3x%29%2B3%2A3%2F%283%2A2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A2%2F%282%2A3x%29%2B3%2A3%2F%283%2A2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F6x%2B9%2F6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F6x%2B9%2F6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Combine the numerators and keep the denominator the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B9%29%2F6x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B9%29%2F6x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2813%2F6x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2813%2F6x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x%2B1%29%2B1%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x%2B1%29%2B1%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  The LCD is (x+1)(x-1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%2A1%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%2A1%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%2A1%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%2A1%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x-1%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x-1%29%2B%28x%2B1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282x%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282x%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2%2B2%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2%2B2%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > LCD is 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Ax%2F%282%2Ax%29%2B2%2A2%2F%282%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Ax%2F%282%2Ax%29%2B2%2A2%2F%282%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2F2x%2B4%2F2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2F2x%2B4%2F2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calcualting!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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