document.write( "Question 719447: (-5x)/(3x+3)=2x/(6x+6)+(6x-4)/(x+1) \n" ); document.write( "
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(-5x)/(3x+3) = 2x/(6x+6)+(6x-4)/(x+1)
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor:
\n" ); document.write( "[(-5x)/(3(x+1)] = [(2x)/6(x+1)] + [2(3x-2)/(x+1)]
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 6(x+1) to get:
\n" ); document.write( "(-10x) = (2x) + 12(3x-2)
\n" ); document.write( "-10x = 2x + 36x - 24
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\n" ); document.write( "48x = 24
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1/2
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