document.write( "Question 1086244: (8/x) - 8 = x/(2x-1) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #700403 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"%288%2Fx%29+-+8+=+x%2F%282x-1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8+-+8x+=+x%5E2%2F%282x-1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%282x-1%29+-+8x%282x-1%29+=+x%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2816x-8%29+-+%2816x%5E2-8x%29+=+x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-16x%5E2%2B24x-8=x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-17x%5E2%2B24x-8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17x%5E2-24x%2B8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Complete the square,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17%28x%5E2-%2824%2F17%29x%29%2B8=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17%28x%5E2-%2824%2F17%29x%2B%2812%2F17%29%5E2%29%2B8=17%2812%2F17%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17%28x-12%2F17%29%5E2=144%2F17-136%2F17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17%28x-12%2F17%29%5E2=8%2F17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-12%2F17%29%5E2=8%2F17%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-12%2F17=0+%2B-+sqrt%288%29%2F17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=12%2F17+%2B-+%282sqrt%282%29%29%2F17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=%2812+%2B-+2sqrt%282%29%29%2F17%29\"$ \r
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