document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979580>Question 979580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/x+4 - 1/x+3 = 1 - 2/x^2+7x+12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/x+4 - 1/x+3 = 1 - 2/x^2+7x+12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a common denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+7x+12 = (x+4)*(x+3) so that will work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x+3)/DEN - (x+4)/DEN = (x^2+7x+12 - 2)/DEN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by the DEN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6 -x-4 = x^2+7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = x^2+7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 6x + 8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+2)*(x+4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*********** x=-4 make the DEN of the 1st term zero, so it's not allowed.<BR>\n" );
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