document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747560>Question 747560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 4(x+2)^-1 - (3x)^-1 = 10(x+2)^-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me out? Thanks so much in advance:)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you also please show the steps it would really help me understand:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #455081 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=455081\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation may be more clearly understood in this form first:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Identify the common denominator of 3x(x+2), and multiply the left member and the right member by 3x(x+2), which will clear the denominators from each term.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This seems to NOT be a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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