SOLUTION: 16/x^2-81+3/x+9=5/x-9 what does x equal?

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Question 660750: 16/x^2-81+3/x+9=5/x-9 what does x equal?
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16/x^2-81+3/x+9=5/x-9 what does x equal?
16/x^2-81+3/x+9=5/x-9
16/x^2+3/x-5/x=-9+81-9=63
16/x^2-2/x=63
16-2x=63x^2
63x^2+2x-16=0
solve for x using following quadratic formula:
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
a=63, b=2,c=-16
ans:
x≈-0.5200
or
x≈0.4880