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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700404 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700404\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (8/x) - 8 = x/(2x-1) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of = by (2x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8/x)(2x-1) - 8(2x-1) = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 -8/x - 16x +8 = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of = by x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x -8 -16x^2 +8x = x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17x^2 -24x +8 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use quadratic equation to solve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (24 + square root(24^2 -4(17)(8))) / 2(17) = 0.8723<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (24 - square root(24^2 -4(17)(8))) / 2(17) = 0.5395<BR>\n" );
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