SOLUTION: X=80,000 Problem is 2,400,000/x-105 Question? How to ge rid of x-105 without multiplying both sides by 1/x-105. I would appreciate any assistance. Thanks.

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Question 92811: X=80,000 Problem is 2,400,000/x-105

Question? How to ge rid of x-105 without multiplying both sides by 1/x-105. I would appreciate any assistance. Thanks.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
80,000X = 2,400,000 divided by X-105
Divide both sides by 80000 to get:
x = 30/(x-105)
x^2-105x-30=0
x = [105+-sqrt(105^2-4*-30)]/2
x = [105 +- 105.5698...]/2
x = 105.2849... or x = -0.284941...
Cheers,
Stan H.