document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78737>Question 78737</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395937760/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve d/d+4=d-2/d </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Septimus314><B>Septimus314(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Septimus314><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=56463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you can make this quite simple by cross multiplying:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "set up the problem so that the numerator of one side times the denominator of the other side equals the other numerator times the other denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d*d = (d+4) (d-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 =  d^2 +4d -2d -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the d^2 from both sides, add up the 4d and -2d and bring it to the other side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you'll end up with 2d = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 2 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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