document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685591>Question 685591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me with this problem...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/x+8)+(1/x+5) = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance for your time and assistance...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me with this problem...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/x+8)+(1/x+5) = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance for your time and assistance...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming it's <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F%28x+%2B+8%29+%2B+1%2F%28x+%2B+5%29+=+1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F%28x+%2B+8%29+%2B+1%2F%28x+%2B+5%29+=+1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, as opposed to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Fx%29+%2B+8+%2B+%281%2Fx%29+%2B+5+=+1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Fx%29+%2B+8+%2B+%281%2Fx%29+%2B+5+=+1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C%3E+-+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C%3E+-+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C%3E+-+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C%3E+-+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving the former:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x + 5) + 2(x + 8) = (x + 8)(x + 5) ------- Multiplying by LCD, 2(x + 8)(x + 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 7)(x + 2) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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