document.write( "Question 846547: I AM STUCK WITH THIS ONE AND IT IS MOST OFTEN ASKED SO PLEASE HELP ME !! 2 ( x-1 / x+3 ) -7 ( x+3 / x-1 ) = 5 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #509821 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Multiply both sides by (x-1)(x+3).
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28x-1%29%5E2-7%28x%2B3%29%5E2=5%28x-1%29%28x%2B3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28x%5E2-2x%2B1%29-7%28x%5E2%2B6x%2B9%29=5%28x%5E2%2B2x-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2-4x%2B2-7x%5E2-42x-63=5x%5E2%2B10x-15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5x%5E2-46x-61=5x%5E2%2B10x-15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-10x%5E2-56x-46=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%5E2%2B28x%2B23=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285x%2B1%29%285x%2B23%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B1=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B23=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x=-23\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-23%2F5\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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