Solve the equation ((2x+3)/(x-4)) - ((2x-8)/(2x+1)) = 1. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

Multiply both sides of the equation by the denominators to get:(2x+3)(2x+1) - (2x-8)(x-4) = (x-4)(2x+1)Expand all the brackets to get:(4x^2 + 6x + 2x + 3) - (2x^2-8x-8x+32) = 2x^2-8x+x-4Simplify both sides to get:2x^2 + 24x - 29 = 2x^2 -7x -4Keep simplifying:31x = 33x = 33/31 = 1.06 (2.d.p)

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