

Multiply through by x2


Multiply 3 by
, get
Square
, get
Add
to both sides:


Factor the left side:
Get LCD of 4 on the right side:


Write the left side as the square of a binomial since
both factors are the same.
Multiply the 28 by the numerator 4 on the right side.


Finish combining the right side:


Take square roots of both sides, remembering ±
on the right side.




Use the + on the right


Subtract
from both sides:






<-- that's one solution.
Go back to


Use the - on the right


Subtract
from both sides:






<-- that's the other solution.
The solution set is {-7,4}
Edwin