document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736540>Question 736540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^-1 - x^-2 = 3/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried the u substitution but did not get the correct answer. I keep getting -1/2 plus or minus i radical 2 over two\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the answer I need to get to is -2,2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=449884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> EDIT(small arithmetic mistake correction):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Realize your equation is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx%2B1%2F%28x%5E2%29=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx%2B1%2F%28x%5E2%29=3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  LCD is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so multiply left and right members by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You should obtain this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x-4=3x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x-4=3x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have that within your solution steps, you were doing well up to such point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifies further to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E2-4x%2B4=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E2-4x%2B4=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factorable into ---No.  NOT factorable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use formula for solution to a quadratic equation.  It will simplify to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=2%2F3-i%282%2F3%29sqrt%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=2%2F3-i%282%2F3%29sqrt%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=2%2F3%2Bi%282%2F3%29sqrt%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=2%2F3%2Bi%282%2F3%29sqrt%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expected -2 or 2/3 is incorrect. <BR>\n" );
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