SOLUTION: Solve for x, 1/x - 1/x+b = 1/a - 1/a+b

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Question 1067731: Solve for x, 1/x - 1/x+b = 1/a - 1/a+b
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/x - 1/x+b = 1/a -  1/a+b


1%2Fx+-+1%2F%28x%2Bb%29+=+1%2Fa+-++1%2F%28a%2Bb%29

Use your already-learned skills with fractions, and you should find along the way, x%28x%2Bb%29=a%28a%2Bb%29, from which you should be able to finish and solve for x.

x%5E2%2Bbx-a%28a%2Bb%29=0

x=%28-b%2B-+sqrt%28b%5E2%2B4a%28a%2Bb%29%29%29%2F2