document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062916>Question 1062916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve, for x, the following quadratic:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "five over x-1 minus 3 over 2x+7 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 5/(x-1) - 3/(2x+7) = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply left and right sides of the equation by (x-1)(2x+7), simplify, and solve the quadratic equation which results.  Check each solution to be sure it works in the ORIGINAL equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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