document.write( "Question 112593: Show the steps that you would take to solve the following algebraically:
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: Show the steps that you would take to solve the following algebraically:
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\n" ); document.write( "Assume you mean:
\n" ); document.write( "4 - \"x%2F%28%28x-2%29%29\" = \"%28-2%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply equation by (x-2) to get rid of the denominators:
\n" ); document.write( "4(x-2) - (x-2)*\"x%2F%28%28x-2%29%29\" = (x-2)*\"%28-2%29%2F%28%28x-2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Cancel out the denominators and you have
\n" ); document.write( "4(x-2) - x = -2
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\n" ); document.write( "4x - 8 - x = -2
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\n" ); document.write( "4x - x = -2 + 8
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = +6
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "b) What potential solution did you obtain? Explain why this is this not a solution.
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting 2 for x in the original equation gives you denominators of 0
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