SOLUTION: 1 over x minus 3 over x+1=4

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Question 826547: 1 over x minus 3 over x+1=4
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's ambiguous. Here is a try at interpreting:
1%2Fx-3%2F%28x%2B1%29=4
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Attempting to solve,
x%28x%2B1%29-3=4x%28x%2B1%29
x%5E2%2Bx-3=4x%5E2%2B4x
x-3=2x%5E2%2B4x
-3=2x%5E2%2B3x
2x%5E2%2B3x-3=0
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Discriminant is 9-%284%2A2%29%28-3%29=9%2B24=33
x=%28-9%2B-+sqrt%2833%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29
x=%28-9%2B-+sqrt%2833%29%29%2F4

Another try:
%281%2F%28x-3%29%29%2F%28x%2B1%29=4
Is this the one you have?