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(3*x-16)/(7*x-3)+(9+3*x)/(7*x+4)=1 equation

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3*x - 16   9 + 3*x    
-------- + ------- = 1
7*x - 3    7*x + 4    
$$\frac{3 x - 16}{7 x - 3} + \frac{3 x + 9}{7 x + 4} = 1$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\frac{3 x - 16}{7 x - 3} + \frac{3 x + 9}{7 x + 4} = 1$$
Multiply the equation sides by the denominators:
-3 + 7*x and 4 + 7*x
we get:
$$\left(7 x - 3\right) \left(\frac{3 x - 16}{7 x - 3} + \frac{3 x + 9}{7 x + 4}\right) = 7 x - 3$$
$$\frac{42 x^{2} - 46 x - 91}{7 x + 4} = 7 x - 3$$
$$\frac{42 x^{2} - 46 x - 91}{7 x + 4} \left(7 x + 4\right) = \left(7 x - 3\right) \left(7 x + 4\right)$$
$$42 x^{2} - 46 x - 91 = 49 x^{2} + 7 x - 12$$
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$42 x^{2} - 46 x - 91 = 49 x^{2} + 7 x - 12$$
to
$$- 7 x^{2} - 53 x - 79 = 0$$
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
$$a = -7$$
$$b = -53$$
$$c = -79$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-53)^2 - 4 * (-7) * (-79) = 597

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

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

or
$$x_{1} = - \frac{53}{14} - \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}$$
$$x_{2} = - \frac{53}{14} + \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
         _____            _____
  53   \/ 597      53   \/ 597 
- -- - ------- + - -- + -------
  14      14       14      14  
$$\left(- \frac{53}{14} - \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}\right) + \left(- \frac{53}{14} + \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}\right)$$
=
-53/7
$$- \frac{53}{7}$$
product
/         _____\ /         _____\
|  53   \/ 597 | |  53   \/ 597 |
|- -- - -------|*|- -- + -------|
\  14      14  / \  14      14  /
$$\left(- \frac{53}{14} - \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}\right) \left(- \frac{53}{14} + \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}\right)$$
=
79/7
$$\frac{79}{7}$$
79/7
Rapid solution [src]
              _____
       53   \/ 597 
x1 = - -- - -------
       14      14  
$$x_{1} = - \frac{53}{14} - \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}$$
              _____
       53   \/ 597 
x2 = - -- + -------
       14      14  
$$x_{2} = - \frac{53}{14} + \frac{\sqrt{597}}{14}$$
x2 = -53/14 + sqrt(597)/14
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = -2.0404583253042
x2 = -5.53097024612437
x2 = -5.53097024612437