document.write( "Question 765245: I need help solving the rational equation:
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\"10%2F%282x%29+%2B+4%2F%28x-5%29=+4\".......common denominator\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10%28x-5%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%282x%29%29+%2B+%284%2A2x%29%2F%282x%28x-5%29%29=+4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2810%28x-5%29+%2B+8x%29%2F%282x%28x-5%29%29=+4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2810x-50+%2B+8x%29%2F%282x%5E2-10x%29=+4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2818x-50%29%2F%282x%5E2-10x%29=+4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2818x-50%29=+4%282x%5E2-10x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x-50=+8x%5E2-40x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=+8x%5E2-18x-40x%2B50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+8x%5E2-58x%2B50=0\"....divide all terms by \"2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4x%5E2-29x%2B25=0\"...use quadratic formula to solve for \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-%28-29%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%28-29%29%5E2-4%2A4%2A25+%29%29%2F%282%2A4%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2829+%2B-+sqrt%28+841-400+%29%29%2F8+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2829+%2B-+sqrt%28+441+%29%29%2F8+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2829+%2B-+21%29%2F8+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2829+%2B+21%29%2F8+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+50%2F8+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+25%2F4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x+=+6.25%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%2829+-+21%29%2F8+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8%2F8+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x+=+1%29+\"\r
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