document.write( "Question 83162: How do I solve using the quadratic equation this problem.
\n" ); document.write( "x + 1/x = 3/x + 3 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"x+%2B+1%2Fx+=+3%2Fx+%2B+3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You can make it into a quadratic equation by multiplying each term by x (to get rid of the x's in the denominators)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2+%2B+1=+3+%2B+3x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now rearrange:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2-3x-2=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "And use the quadratic formula to solve:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=+%283%2B-sqrt%283%5E2-4%2A-2%29%29%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Which gives:
\n" ); document.write( "x=3.56 or x=-0.56 \n" ); document.write( "

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