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(36/(9+x))+(16/(7+x))=5 equation

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  36      16     
----- + ----- = 5
9 + x   7 + x    
$$\frac{36}{x + 9} + \frac{16}{x + 7} = 5$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\frac{36}{x + 9} + \frac{16}{x + 7} = 5$$
Multiply the equation sides by the denominators:
7 + x and 9 + x
we get:
$$\left(x + 7\right) \left(\frac{36}{x + 9} + \frac{16}{x + 7}\right) = 5 x + 35$$
$$\frac{4 \left(13 x + 99\right)}{x + 9} = 5 x + 35$$
$$\frac{4 \left(13 x + 99\right)}{x + 9} \left(x + 9\right) = \left(x + 9\right) \left(5 x + 35\right)$$
$$52 x + 396 = 5 x^{2} + 80 x + 315$$
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$52 x + 396 = 5 x^{2} + 80 x + 315$$
to
$$- 5 x^{2} - 28 x + 81 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = -5$$
$$b = -28$$
$$c = 81$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-28)^2 - 4 * (-5) * (81) = 2404

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = - \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5} - \frac{14}{5}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{14}{5} + \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5}$$
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Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
         _____            _____
  14   \/ 601      14   \/ 601 
- -- + ------- + - -- - -------
  5       5        5       5   
$$\left(- \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5} - \frac{14}{5}\right) + \left(- \frac{14}{5} + \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5}\right)$$
=
-28/5
$$- \frac{28}{5}$$
product
/         _____\ /         _____\
|  14   \/ 601 | |  14   \/ 601 |
|- -- + -------|*|- -- - -------|
\  5       5   / \  5       5   /
$$\left(- \frac{14}{5} + \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5}\right) \left(- \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5} - \frac{14}{5}\right)$$
=
-81/5
$$- \frac{81}{5}$$
-81/5
Rapid solution [src]
              _____
       14   \/ 601 
x1 = - -- + -------
       5       5   
$$x_{1} = - \frac{14}{5} + \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5}$$
              _____
       14   \/ 601 
x2 = - -- - -------
       5       5   
$$x_{2} = - \frac{\sqrt{601}}{5} - \frac{14}{5}$$
x2 = -sqrt(601)/5 - 14/5
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.10306026885251
x2 = -7.70306026885251
x2 = -7.70306026885251