document.write( "Question 982809: 1+3/x=2/xsquared \n" ); document.write( "

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1 + $\"3%2Fx+=+2%2Fx%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply each term by x^2, cancel the denominators and you have
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 3x = 2
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 2 from both sides, to form a quadratic equation
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 3x - 2 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "use the quadratic formula; $\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "a = 1; b = 3; c =-2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+3%5E2-4%2A1%2A-2+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%289-%28-8+%29%29%29%2F2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%289%2B8%29%29%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "To solutions
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-3+%2B+sqrt%2817%29%29%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = .56
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%28-3+-+sqrt%2817%29%29%2F2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = -3.56
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