l=68/l+5

what do you get if you want to combine the ls?

how do you combine the like terms?

geez...is this what youu live off...getting other people to do your hw for you???

no, that is not what I do. You don't know anything about me, why do you care?

I don't know anything about you...it just upsets me that you can't think on your own. I'm so tired of people living off smarter people's answers!!!

Do your own work.I understand once in a while, but not constantly. Go get help from your math teacher.

To combine the "l" variables in the equation l = 68/l + 5, we first need to manipulate the equation to solve for l.

1. Multiply both sides of the equation by "l" to eliminate the fraction:
l × l = (68/l + 5) × l

Simplifying:
l^2 = 68 + 5l

2. Rearrange the equation to get a quadratic equation equal to zero:
l^2 - 5l - 68 = 0

Now, we can solve this quadratic equation. There are a few methods to solve quadratics, but let's use the quadratic formula.

3. Apply the quadratic formula:
l = (-b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)) / (2a)

In our equation, a = 1, b = -5, and c = -68.

Substituting these values into the quadratic formula:
l = (-(-5) ± sqrt((-5)^2 - 4(1)(-68))) / (2(1))

4. Simplify the formula:
l = (5 ± sqrt(25 + 272)) / 2
l = (5 ± sqrt(297)) / 2

5. Calculate the two possible solutions using both the positive and negative square root:
l = (5 + sqrt(297)) / 2
l = (5 - sqrt(297)) / 2

Therefore, to combine the "l" variables, we have two possible values:

1. l = (5 + sqrt(297)) / 2
2. l = (5 - sqrt(297)) / 2