document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94596>Question 94596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this. thank you so much.p.s. i put each part of the equation on a separate line so that it would not all squish together. it reads: equation 1 plus equation 2 equals equation 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2-x-14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plus\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you so much and God bless. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume you mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x-10%29%29%2F%28%283x%5E2-x-14%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x-10%29%29%2F%28%283x%5E2-x-14%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > +  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%28%283x-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%28%283x-7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor the quadratic and you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x-10%29%29%2F%28%283x-7%29%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x-10%29%29%2F%28%283x-7%29%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > +  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F%28%283x-7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F%28%283x-7%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the equation by (3x-7)(x+2) to get rid of the denominators, you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x-10) + 7(x+2) = 8(3x-7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 10 + 7x + 14 = 24x - 56; multiplied what's inside the brackets<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x + 4 = 24x - 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x - 24x = -56 - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-15x = -60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -60/-15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = + 4<BR>\n" );
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