document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596016>Question 596016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following equations...this is what i did \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) 4x/x+2 + 3/x-2=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when i set it up this is what i got\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x(x-2)+3(x+2)=4(x+2)(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.)10b-50/b^2-b-20 divided by 15/6b+24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: i factored everything and flipped it over since it says to divide and i got\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10(b-5)/(b+4)(b-5) X 6(b+4)/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10(b-5)/15(b-5) where should the 6 go? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=377428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> # 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You're on the right track. Now foil/expand, simplify and get into standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x squared terms cancel and we're left with a linear equation. I'll let you solve this. Tell me what you get.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 6 is in the numerator of the second fraction (in step 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So it should stay in the numerator. You can multiply it with the 10 in the numerator of the first fraction to get 10*6 = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you'll end up with \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60(b-5)/15(b-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which can be simplified further (I'll let you take over from here. Let me know what you get)\r<BR>\n" );
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