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by **mcpeakmelissa** on Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:04 pm

1/4=3-2x-1/(x+2)

The LCD is 4(x+2)
where do I go from here?

Melissa

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by **little_dragon** on Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:23 am

multiply all the terms by the lcd :wave:

by **mcpeakmelissa** on Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:32 pm

little_dragon wrote:multiply all the terms by the lcd

So it would be 4(x+2)1/4=4(x+2)3-2x-1/x+2 ?

by **little_dragon** on Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:35 pm

no. your supposed to mutliply it on ALL terms:

(1/4)(4(x+2)) = 3(4(x+2)) - 2x(4(x+2)) - 1(4(x+2))/(x+2)

then cancel & solve

solve 1/4=3-2x-1/(x+2) algebraically: have LCD; what next?