document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018468>Question 1018468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to solve this problem for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/x)+(1/(x+2))=3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Clear the whole fraction by multiplying everything by (x)(x+2)(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x+2) + 4(x)=3(x)(x+2).  Now distribute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+8+4x=3x^2+6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^2-2x-8=0, combining and rearranging the terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x+4)(x-2)=0, by factoring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4/3, 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If x=2, (1/2)+(1//4)=(3/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if x=-4/3, (-3/4)+(1/-(2/3)=(3/4); -(3/4)+(3/2=(3/4).  The second part is inverted with division. </SPAN>\n" );
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