document.write( "Question 1159696: Solve: 1-2/m=8/m^2? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #782736 by MathLover1(20850) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1-2%2Fm=8%2Fm%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1=8%2Fm%5E2%2B2%2Fm\"$ .....both sides multiply by $\"m%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"1m%5E2=8m%5E2%2Fm%5E2%2B2m%5E2%2Fm\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m%5E2=8%2B2m\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m%5E2-2m-8=0\"$ ........factor\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m%5E2-4m%2B2m-8=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28m%5E2-4m%29%2B%282m-8%29=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m%28m-4%29%2B2%28m-4%29=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28m+-+4%29%28m+%2B+2%29+=+0\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if $\"%28m+-+4%29=+0\"$ -> $\"m=4\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if $\"%28m+%2B+2%29+=+0\"$ -> $\"m=-2\"$ \r
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