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shreyas123
May 30, 2009, 09:38 AM
(x-2)/(x-3)-(x-4)/(x-5)=10/3

Capuchin
May 30, 2009, 10:03 AM
Have you tried graphing it?

shreyas123
May 30, 2009, 10:23 AM
have you tried graphing it?

no... :rolleyes:i dit tried becoz we have to solve :rolleyes:this questiona algebrically... :D

galactus
May 30, 2009, 11:48 AM
\frac{x-2}{x-3}-\frac{x-4}{x-5}=\frac{10}{3}

Subtract it like any fraction. Find the common denominator, which is (x-3)(x-5).

Doing so, we get:

3((x-5)(x-2)-(x-3)(x-4))=10(x-3)(x-5)

-6=10x^{2}-80x+150

Now, finish?