SOLUTION: Please help me solve this complex fraction, I need to learn the steps, thank you. 1/(x-3)/1(x+3)=5

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Question 742589: Please help me solve this complex fraction, I need to learn the steps, thank you.
1/(x-3)/1(x+3)=5
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Maybe writing 1/(x-3)/1(x+3)=5 like this will make more sense.
1/(x-3)divided by 1(x+3)=5
Now we can write it as:
1/(x-3) times 1/(x+3) = 5
This becomes:
1/(x+3)(x-3)=5
Multiply (x+3)(x-3)to get:
1=5(x+3)(x-3)or 5x^2 - 45
Add 45 to get:
5x^2 = 46
Divide by 5
x^2=46/5
Square root to get:
x = + and - sq rt 46/5
Got it?
RJ
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