document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973711>Question 973711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29=%28-2%29%2F5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29=%28-2%29%2F5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I solve <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29=%28-2%29%2F5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28x-1%29%2F%28x%5E2-2x-8%29=%28-2%29%2F5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+1%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+2x+-+8%29+=+%28-+2%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+1%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+2x+-+8%29+=+%28-+2%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x+%3C%3E+4_or%2Cx+%3C%3E+-+2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x+%3C%3E+4_or%2Cx+%3C%3E+-+2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply, collect like terms and you should get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2+%2B+x+-+21+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2+%2B+x+-+21+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which you can solve since it can be factored.  </SPAN>\n" );
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