document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63995>Question 63995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> really need help on this one!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the solution to the equation: (5/x+5)+(x/x+3)+(1/x^2+8x+15) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the choice of answers given are: {-4,-3}    {-5,1)   (-8,-2}  and empty set </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the choice of answers given are: {-4,-3}    {-5,1)   (-8,-2}  and empty set<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through be (x+5)(x+3) which is x^2+8x+15, to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+3)+x(x+5)+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+15+x^2+5x+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+10x+16=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-10+-sqrt(10^2-4*16)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-10+-sqrt(36)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-10+-6]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8 or x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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