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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help I will medal and fan. Kind of confusing

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

question

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

no need for that, just post it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

well, HINT: \(\large\color{slate}{ x^2-9=(x+3)(x-3) }\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

combine the fractions all into 1 common denominator

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

no you are wrong

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I am wrong?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

oh, he is.... I though... oops

OpenStudy (alexandervonhumboldt2):

no @SkepticGod i wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I solved it and got up to this but if i divide I only get 0=0\[\frac{ -x^3+9x^2+9x-81 }{ x^3+3x^2-9x-27 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do I find the value of x from this point

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so solomon how do I find the value of x?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{x }{x^2-9}-\frac{1}{x+3} =\frac{1}{4x-12} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{x }{x^2-9}-\frac{x-3}{(x+3)(x-3)} =\frac{1}{4x-12} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{x-(x-3) }{x^2-9} =\frac{1}{4x-12} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{3 }{x^2-9} =\frac{1}{4x-12} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{3\times 4 }{4(x^2-9)} =\frac{1\times(x+3)}{(4x-12)(x+3)} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle \frac{12 }{4(x^2-9)} =\frac{x+3}{4(x-3)(x+3)} }\) \(\large\color{slate}{ \displaystyle 12 =x+3 }\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much I never thought about (x^2-9) is the same as (x-3)(x+3)

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