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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the solutions to the problem x-(5/x)=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  -1, 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  -1, 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.   1, 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.   1, 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - (5/x) = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2 - 5)/x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 5 = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 5)(x + 1) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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