SOLUTION: Solve the equation: 2/(x-3) + 5x/(x-3)² = 1/4x

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Question 878325: Solve the equation:
2/(x-3) + 5x/(x-3)² = 1/4x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%2F%28x-3%29%2B%285x%29%2F%28x-3%29%5E2=1%2F%284x%29

%282x%28x-3%29%2B%285x%5E2%29-%281%2F4%29%28x-3%29%5E2%29%2F%28x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
%282x%5E2-6x%2B5x%5E2-%281%2F4%29%28x%5E2-6x%2B9%29%29%2F%28x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
%288x%5E2-24x%2B20x%5E2-x%5E2%2B6x-9%29%2F%284x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
%2827x%5E2-18x-9%29%2F%284x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
%289%283x%5E2-2x-1%29%29%2F%284x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
%289%283x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%29%2F%284x%28x-3%29%29%5E2=0
Two solutions:
3x%2B1=0
3x=-1
highlight%28x=-1%2F3%29
and
x-1=0
highlight%28x=1%29