document.write( "Question 72441: I have the answer key to these problems, but I am having trouble with all of the steps since the answers are fractions!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/m + 4m/(m+1) = 4 final answer is: m = 1/3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5/(p-1) - 3/(p+2) = 0 final answer is: p = -13/2\r
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1/m + 4m/(m+1) = 4 final answer is: m = 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fm%2B4m%2F%28m%2B1%29=4\" The LCD is m(m+1) multiply each term by the LCD.
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Am%28m%2B1%29%2Fm%2B4m%2Am%28m%2B1%29%2F%28m%2B1%29=4%2Am%28m%2B1%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28m%2B1%29%2B4m%5E2=4m%5E2%2B4m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%2B1%2B4m%5E2-4m%5E2=4m%5E2-4m%5E2%2B4m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m%2B1=4m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m-m%2B1=4m-m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1=3m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F3=3m%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F3=m\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28m=1%2F3%29\" You're right!!!! Good job!!!!
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5/(p-1) - 3/(p+2) = 0 final answer is: p = -13/2
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F%28p-1%29-3%2F%28p%2B2%29=0\" The LCD is (p-1)(p+2), multiply each term by the LCD.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28p%2B2%29-3%28p-1%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5p%2B10-3p%2B3=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2p%2B13=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2p%2B13-13=0-13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2p=-13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2p%2F2=-13%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=-13%2F2%29\" You're right again!!!!
\n" ); document.write( "2 for 2 ain't bad!!!!
\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!!
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