document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870174>Question 870174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 3/(2x-8) - (x-5) /(x^2 - 24 - 8) = 7/(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me ? Thanks so much in advance:) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #524739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=524739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Look at those denominators.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-8=2%28x-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-8=2%28x-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2-24x-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2-24x-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is not factorable.  (assumption, 24x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is linear binomial and not factorable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The simplest common denominator would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%28x-4%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%5E2-24x-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%28x-4%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%5E2-24x-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that I have <i>assumed</i> you forgot the x factor on the middle term in the trinomial denominator.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply left and right members by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28x-4%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%5E2-24x-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28x-4%29%28x%2B2%29%28x%5E2-24x-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; this will allow you to clear the denominators and then proceed to simplify the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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