document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94550>Question 94550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the proportion:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-1)/3=(x+5)/(x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks for helping me out!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-1)/3=(x+5)/(x-1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+5) = (x-1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+15 = x^2-2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-5x-14 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-7)(x+2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 or x=-2<BR>\n" );
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