SOLUTION: 1/x-2/(x+2)=-3

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Question 358933: 1/x-2/(x+2)=-3
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/x-2/(x+2)=-3
%281%2Fx%29-%282%2F%28x%2B2%29%29=-3
LCM = x(x+2)
%28x%2B2-2x%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29=-3
%282-x%29%2Fx%28x%2B2%29=-3
2-x=-3x(x+2)
2-x=-3x^2-6x
3x^2+6x-x+2=0
3x^2+5x+2=0
find roots x1 & x2 by quadratic equation
b^2-4ac=1
x1=(-5+sqrt(1))/6
x1=-0.6666
x2=(-5-sqrt(1))/6
x2=-...
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