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document.write( "    	(x-3)/(x+2)-10/(x^2+2x)=0  <BR>\n" );
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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 #752142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B2%29-10%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x%29=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-3%29%2F%28x%2B2%29-10%2F%28x%5E2%2B2x%29=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28x+%2B+2%29+%28x+-+5%29%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29=0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28x+%2B+2%29+%28x+-+5%29%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29=0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....since numerator and denominator have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is not a solution because  denominator cannot be equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since denominator cannot be equal to zero (function would be undefined), exclude value <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution is: \r<BR>\n" );
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