SOLUTION: What is the solution (1/2x)-(1/(3x+1)=2

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Question 382105: What is the solution (1/2x)-(1/(3x+1)=2
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello, Best way to tackle this is get rid of the fractions by multiplying by
2x(3x+1)
This will give us:
(3x+1)-(2x)=2(2x)(3x+1)
Rewrite this as:
x+1=12x^2+4x
Get this to equal zero:
0=12x^2+3x-1
Plug this into the Quadratic Formula to get:
x+=+%28-3+%2B-+sqrt%28+57%29%29%2F%2824%29+
Make sense?
RJ
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