document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698738>Question 698738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/x=3/2x+1/x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With this 1/x=3/2x+1/x+1, we need multiply by 2x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=6+2+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms and subtract 8:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(note: I'm assuming this equation is written as: 1/x=(3/2x)+(1/x)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the future, use parenthesis or else we'll give you different answers depending on what's in the denominators.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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