SOLUTION: I have been wracking my brain to solve this equation. It asked to solve for X. 3-x/(3x-1)(x+1)=0

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Question 6733: I have been wracking my brain to solve this equation. It asked to solve for X.

3-x/(3x-1)(x+1)=0
Answer by prince_abubu(198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So This is probably +%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0+ Maybe it'd help if you rewrote it as

+%283-x%29%2F%28%283x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%29+=+0%2F1+ <---- and then cross-multiply. You'll then get

+3+-+x+=+0+ <--- just by looking at this equation, x = 3.

It seems almost stupid, but if you plug in 3 into the equation, you'll get a zero in the numerator. It won't matter what the denominator is because +0%2Fn+=+0+ just as long as that denominator n doesn't turn out to be 0.