9514 1404 393
Answer:
x = 2 or 20
Step-by-step explanation:
Cross-multiplying gives you the quadratic ...
9x = (x -8)(x -5)
Putting this in standard form, you have ...
x^2 -22x +40 = 0
Factoring, it becomes ...
(x -2)(x -20) = 0
The solutions are the values of x that make the factors be zero:
x = 2 or x = 20
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Comment on the graph
The equation is true when the difference between the expressions is zero.
