document.write( "Question 864856: $\"1%2Fb+%2B+1%2Fb+-+4+=+b+-+3%2Fb+-+4\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"1%2Fb+%2B+1%2Fb+-+4+=+b+-+3%2Fb+-+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by b
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2-4b=b%5E2-3-4b\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add 4b-2 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2-5=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug the values into the quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28%2B-sqrt%28-4%2A1%2A-5+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=%28%2B-sqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=%28sqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\"$ OR $\"x+=%28-sqrt%2820%29%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=%282sqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"$ OR $\"x+=%28-2sqrt%285%29%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=sqrt%285%29\"$ OR $\"x=-sqrt%285%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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