SOLUTION: solve the equation for x {{{ p=x-y/x+y}}}
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Question 156375
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solve the equation for x
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Are you sure that the equation is
??
Start with the given equation
Multiply
EVERY
term by the LCD "x" to clear out the fractions.
Subtract
from both sides.
Rearrange the terms.
Combine like terms.
Start with the quadratic formula
Plug in
,
, and
FOIL
Multiply
Distribute
or
Break up the "plus/minus" to get two equations.
Since we cannot condense and simplify the radicand, we cannot go any further.
So the solutions are
or
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Or...
Is the equation
??
Start with the given equation
Multiply both sides by
Distribute
Subtract
from both sides
Subtract
from both sides
Factor out the GCF "x"
Divide both sides by
to isolate "x"
So the solution is