document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=691382>Question 691382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k/k+1 + k/k-2 = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by (k+1)(k-2) to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k(k-2) + k(k+1) = 2(k+1)(k-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k^2 - 2k + k^2 + k = 2k^2 - 2k - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-k = -2k-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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