Question 631721
solve the equation 1/4a^2 + 3/4a = 1
First multiply through by 4a^2 to get rid of the denominator:
1 + (3*4a^2)/4a = 4a^2
1 + 3a = 4a^2
Put in standard form:
4a^2 - 3a - 1 = 0
This can be factored as [check]:
(4a+1)(a-1) = 0
This has solutions a = -1/4, a = 1