Description
-4a/a+8=12/a-17
Explanation & Answer
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to solve:
cross multiply the denominators and the numerators, like this
-4a (a-17)=12 (a-17)
then open the brackets like this:
= -4a^2 + 68a = 12a-204
then, put like terms together to get
-4a^2 + 68a -12a + 204 = 0
to give you
-4a^2 + 56a + 204 = 0
divide all through by 4 to get:
-a^2 + 14a + 51 = 0
Change the sign on first root to get:
a^2 - 14a - 51 = 0
after this, use the various methods of solving quadratic equations, mainly the formula one.
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