document.write( "Question 741629: Solving Rational Expressions:
\n" ); document.write( "1.) x/x+3 = 3/19
\n" ); document.write( "2.) 35= 8/s + 9
\n" ); document.write( "3.) For which value of x does 2x-1/8 = 5x+2/12?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you are insure what I mean by 3/19 and the other problems, I am meaning it looks like a fraction. Please show me the work if you can. I am very confused on these three problems. \n" ); document.write( "
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we are asked to solve the following:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solving Rational Expressions:
\n" ); document.write( "1.) x/x+3 = 3/19
\n" ); document.write( "2.) 35= 8/s + 9
\n" ); document.write( "3.) For which value of x does 2x-1/8 = 5x+2/12? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.) cross multiply the two fractions and we get
\n" ); document.write( " 19x = 3*(x+3)
\n" ); document.write( " 19x = 3x+9
\n" ); document.write( " 16x = 9
\n" ); document.write( " x = 9/16\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.) multiply both sides of the = by s and we get
\n" ); document.write( " 35s = 8 + 9s
\n" ); document.write( " 26s = 8
\n" ); document.write( " s = 8/26 = 4/13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.) note that this problem is better stated with parenthesis which causes us to guess!
\n" ); document.write( " subtact 2x from both sides of = sign
\n" ); document.write( " -1/8 = 3x + 2/12
\n" ); document.write( " note that 2/12 = 1/6
\n" ); document.write( " -1/8 = 3x + 1/6
\n" ); document.write( " subtract 1/6 from both sides of = sign
\n" ); document.write( " -1/8 - 1/6 = 3x
\n" ); document.write( " 6*8 = 48 and this becomes our common denominator
\n" ); document.write( " -6/48 -8/48 = 3x
\n" ); document.write( " -14/48 * 1/3 = x
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