document.write( "Question 696806: Could you please help me with the following?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x in \"1-x-%282%2F%286x%2B1%29%29=0\". My working is..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=%286x%2B1%29%281-x%29=6x%5E2%2B5x%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%5E2%2B5x-1=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Into the quadratic formula...
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-5%2Bsqrt%285%5E2-%284%2A6%2A-1%29%29%2F12%29+=+%28-5%2B7%29%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-5%2B7%29%2F12=1%2F6\" or \"x=%28-5-7%29%2F12=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The correct answer is x=1/3, x=1/2?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #429359 by MathTherapy(10552)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Could you please help me with the following?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x in \"1-x-%282%2F%286x%2B1%29%29=0\". My working is..\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2=%286x%2B1%29%281-x%29=6x%5E2%2B5x%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%5E2%2B5x-1=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Into the quadratic formula...
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-5%2Bsqrt%285%5E2-%284%2A6%2A-1%29%29%2F12%29+=+%28-5%2B7%29%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-5%2B7%29%2F12=1%2F6\" or \"x=%28-5-7%29%2F12=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The correct answer is x=1/3, x=1/2?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thanks.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1+-x+-%282%2F%286x+%2B+1%29%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "** Note that \"x+%3C%3E+-+1%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1(6x + 1) - x(6x + 1) - 2 = 0(6x + 1) ----- Multiplying by LCD, 6x + 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x+%2B+1+-+6x%5E2+-+x+-+2+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-+6x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+x+%2B+1+-+2+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-+6x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+1+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+6x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+1\", or \"6x%5E2+-+5x+%2B+1+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can now solve for x. Notice that the equation is different from yours!!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can then do the check!!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Send comments and “thank-yous” to “D” at MathMadEzy@aol.com
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