document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10202>Question 10202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  CAN SOMEONE GET ME STARTED HERE? I NEED TO SOLVE BY THE QUADRATIC FORMULA     \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/12 + 3/x = 2/x + 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=5488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first step is to get this equation, if it really is a quadratic equation,  into the standard quadratic form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   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=%281%2F12%29+%2B+%283%2Fx%29+=+%282%2Fx%29+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F12%29+%2B+%283%2Fx%29+=+%282%2Fx%29+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the fractions on the left side and on the right side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B36%29%2F12x+=+%282%2Bx%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B36%29%2F12x+=+%282%2Bx%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by (12x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x%28x%2B36%29%2F12x+=+12x%282%2Bx%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x%28x%2B36%29%2F12x+=+12x%282%2Bx%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B36+=+24%2B12x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B36+=+24%2B12x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36+=+24+%2B+11x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36+=+24+%2B+11x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 24 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12+=+11x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12+=+11x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since there is no x^2 term, you don't have a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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