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Solve the proportion 2x + 1/ x + 1 = 2x/ x + 2
asked Nov 6, 2013 in ALGEBRA 1 by chrisgirl Apprentice

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2x+1/x+1 = 2x/x+2

Bring the all the terms to one side

2x+1/x+1 - 2x/x+2 = 0

(2x+1)(x+2)-2x(x+1) / (x+1)(x+2) = 0

(2x^2+4x+x+2)-2x^2-2x / x^2+2x+x+2 =0

Cancel the possible terms

3x+2 / x^2+3x+2 = 0

 

answered Nov 6, 2013 by william Mentor
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answered Jul 28, 2014 by david Expert

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