document.write( "Question 116894: Solve the following algebraically. You must show all your work.
\n" ); document.write( "1/4= 3- 2x-1/x+2 \n" ); document.write( "
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Assume you mean:
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F4\" = 3 - \"%28%282x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 3 from both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F4\"- 3 = -\"%28%282x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F4\" - \"12%2F4\" = -\"%28%282x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-11%2F4\" = -\"%28%282x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Get rid of the negatives multiply both sides by -1
\n" ); document.write( "\"11%2F4\" = \"%28%282x-1%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B2%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "11(x+2) = 4(2x-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "11x + 22 = 8x - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "11x - 8x = -4 - 22
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = -26
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -26/3 or ~-8.67
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\n" ); document.write( "It's tedious to check this value by substitution, however, did check using a calc and this annoying solution does check out.\r
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