document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1171029>Question 1171029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just simply rewrite the given equation to its standard form of quadratic equation  then find the value of a, b and c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/(x-5) - 3/(x+1) = 30/(x2-4x-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/(x-5) - 3/(x+1) = 30/(x2-4x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28matrix%283%2C3%2C+x%2F%28x+-+5%29+-+3%2F%28x+%2B+1%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+30%2F%28x%5E2+-+4x+-+5%29%2C+x%28x+%2B+1%29+-+3%28x+-+5%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+30%2C+x%5E2+%2B+x+-+3x+%2B+15%2C+%22=%22%2C+30%29%2C+highlight%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+x%5E2+-+2x+-+15%2C+%22=%22%2C+0%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct answer: Compare the above to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c%2C+%22=%22%2C+0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c%2C+%22=%22%2C+0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you'll see that: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%283%2C3%2C+a%2C+%22=%22%2C+1%2C+b%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2%2C+c%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+15%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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