SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: 1/x^2+8/x+15=0

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Question 401500: please help me solve this equation:
1/x^2+8/x+15=0
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2Fx%5E2 + 8%2Fx + 15 = 0
Multiply by each term by x^2, results:
1 + 8x + 15x^2 = 0
Factors to
(5x + 1)(3x + 1) = 0
Two solutions
5x = -1
x = -1%2F5
and
3x = -1
x = -1%2F3