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Sahar Mulla ❤
Feb 4, 2018

2/(2x+11)-1/(x-4)=1/2

(2(x-4) - 1(2x+11))/((2x+11)(x-4) )=1/2

(2x-8-2x-11)/(2x^2+11x-8x-44) = 1/2

(-19)/(2x^2+3x-44) = 1/2

-38=2x^2+3x-44

=2x^2+3x+38-44

=2x^2+3x-6

EZ as pi
Feb 4, 2018

Get rid of the denominators by multiplying through by the LCM.

Move all the terms to one side and simplify.

Explanation:

You need to get rid of the denominators in the given equation.
You can do this by multiplying each term by the LCM of the denominators, which is color(blue)(2(2x+11)(x-4))..

Each denominator will cancel.

The left side will look like this:

(2xxcolor(blue)(2cancel((2x+11))(x-4)))/cancel((2x+11)) -(1xxcolor(blue)(2(2x+11)cancel((x-4))))/cancel((x-4))

and the right side like this: (1xxcolor(blue)(cancel2(2x+11)(x-4)))/cancel2

This leaves the equation without fractions.

4(x-4) -2(2x+11) = (2x+11)(x-4)

Multiply out the brackets:

4x-16 -4x-22 = 2x^2 +3x-44

Move all the terms to the right hand side.

0 = 2x^2 +3x -44+38

0 = 2x^2 +3x -6

This is the required equation.

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