SOLUTION: What is the answer to 3/x+1=2x?

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Question 975894: What is the answer to 3/x+1=2x?
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What is the answer to 3/x+1=2x
It depends on the question.
If you want to solve for x, you should say, "Solve for x."
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3%2Fx%2B1=2x
Multiply by x
3+%2B+x+=+2x%5E2
2x%5E2+-+x+-+3+=+0
(2x - 3)(x + 1) = 0
x + 1 = 0 --> x = -1
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2x - 3 = 0
2x = 3
x = 3/2