document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117340>Question 117340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> will you please answer this problem it will be very appricaited\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the equation or inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x/x-2 = 3x-2/x-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86128 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86128\">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=x+%2B+2x%2F%28x-2%29+=+3x+-+2%2F%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+2x%2F%28x-2%29+=+3x+-+2%2F%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Right away I know that x cannot = 2 because division by 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is not allowed and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by <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;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I plugged one of these back into the original <BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem, and it checked OK </SPAN>\n" );
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