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Algebra.Com's Answer #56744 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please help me solve this: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Since you have a single fraction on each side of the = sign, you can cross multiply: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(3x+10)*(4x+3) = x(7x-4) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "12x^2 + 49x + 30 = 7x^2 - 4x \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "12x^2 - 7x^2 + 49x + 4x + 30 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "5x^2 + 53x + 30 = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Factors to: \n" ); document.write( "(5x + 3)(x + 10) = 0 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x = -10 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "5x = -3 \n" ); document.write( "x = -3/5 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check solution using x = -.6 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "-1 = -1; confirms x = -3/5; you can check it with x = -10 \n" ); document.write( " |