document.write( "Question 1127648: I am running out of time and I keep getting lost in this problem. Can anyone please help?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let f(x)= 8/x + 6/x+7. Find x such that f(x)-1.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You mean, for \"f%28x%29=1\"?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1=8%2Fx%2B6%2Fx%2B7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288%2Fx%2B6%2Fx%2B7%29x=1%2Ax\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2B6%2B7x=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-x=-8-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x=-14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-7%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "You really have this, unlike what you gave:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f(x)=8/x+6/(x+7), and f(x)=1;\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2Fx%2B6%2F%28x%2B7%29=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplest denominator \"x%28x%2B7%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x%2B7%29%288%2Fx%2B6%2F%28x%2B7%29%29=x%5E2%2B7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%28x%2B7%29%2B6x=x%5E2%2B7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%2B56%2B6x=x%5E2%2B7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-7x-56=0\", not factorable for integers\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=%287%2B-+sqrt%28273%29%29%2F2%29\"
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