document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130693>Question 1130693</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)/(x+4) = (1/x) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply everything by x(x+4) to clear fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-2)=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-2x-x-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^-3x-4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4, -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/8=1/4 checks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3/3=-1 checks </SPAN>\n" );
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