document.write( "Question 65133: [x/(4x^2-9)] - [(x+3)/(8x^2+6x-9)] = [1/(8x^2-18x+9)] \n" ); document.write( "
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[x/(4x^2-9)] - [(x+3)/(8x^2+6x-9)] = [1/(8x^2-18x+9)]
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F%284x%5E2-9%29-%28x%2B3%29%2F%288x%5E2%2B6x-9%29=1%2F%288x%5E2-18x%2B9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Factor the denominators to find the lowest common denominator and restriced values for x:
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2-9=%282x%2B3%29%282x-3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "2x+3 cannot = 0 and 2x-3 cannot =0
\n" ); document.write( "x cannot =-3/2 and x cannot = 3/2
\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%5E2%2B6x-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%5E2%2B12x-6x-9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288x%5E2%2B12x%29%2B%28-6x-9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%282x%2B3%29-3%282x%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x-3%29%282x%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x cannot = 3/4 and x cannot= -3/2
\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%5E2-18x%2B9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%5E2-12x-6x%2B9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288x%5E2-12x%29%2B%28-6x%2B9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%282x-3%29-3%282x-3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x-3%29%282x-3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x cannot=3/4 and x cannot=3/2
\n" ); document.write( "Your LCD would be (2x+3)(2x-3)(4x-3)
\n" ); document.write( "Your restricted values are: x cannot = -3/2, 3/4, or 3/2
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by the LCD and if you get one of the restricted values, reject it beacuse its extraneous.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the matching numerators and denominators:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%284x-3%29-%28x%2B3%29%282x-3%29=%282x%2B3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2-3x-%282x%5E2-3x%2B6x-9%29=2x%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2-3x-%282x%5E2%2B3x-9%29=2x%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2-3x-2x%5E2-3x%2B9=2x%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-6x%2B9=2x%2B3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-6x-2x%2B9-3=2x-2x%2B3-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-8x%2B6=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%5E2-4x%2B3%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29%28x-1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x-3%29%28x-1%29%2F2=0%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-3%29%28x-1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "x-3=0 or x-1=0
\n" ); document.write( "x-3+3=0+3 or x-1+1=0+1
\n" ); document.write( "x=3 or x=1
\n" ); document.write( "These aren't one of the restricted values, so they're valid. You can double check them, byt substitution to see if the equation balances to be double safe. I checked it on my calculator.
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