SOLUTION: Solve: 8/(x+2)+8/(x-2)=3

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Question 382775: Solve: 8/(x+2)+8/(x-2)=3
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+8%2F%28x%2B2%29%2B8%2F%28x-2%29=3
%288x-16+%2B+8x%2B16%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+4%29+=+3
%2816x%29%2F%28x%5E2+-+4%29+=+3
16x+=+3x%5E2+-+12
0=+3x%5E2+-16x+-+12
(3x + 2)(x - 6) = 0. Hence x = -2/3, 6. None of these make the denominators equal to 0, and so they are the final answers.