SOLUTION: 1/x-3/4=x/4

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Question 607753: 1/x-3/4=x/4
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1/x-3/4=x/4

4x(1/x)-4x(3/4)=4x(x/4)

4 - 3x = x^2

0 = x^2 + 3x - 4

x^2 + 3x - 4 = 0

(x+4)(x-1) = 0

x+4=0 or x-1=0

x = -4 or x = 1


So the solutions are x = -4 or x = 1
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