document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124185>Question 124185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+5/2x+3  =  x+3/x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91016 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=91016\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given expression is: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B5%29%2F%282x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B5%29%2F%282x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  =  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B3%29%2F%28x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By cross multiplying we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x + 5)(x - 1) = (x + 3)(2x + 3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying the above equation using the distributive property, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E2+%2B+3x+-+5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E2+%2B+3x+-+5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E2+%2B+9x+%2B+9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E2+%2B+9x+%2B+9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Grouping all the terms we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 5 - 9x - 9 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x - 14 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 14 = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = -14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -14/6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -7/3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, the solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "regs\r<BR>\n" );
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