SOLUTION: 4-x/x-2=-2/x-2

Question 321308: 4-x/x-2=-2/x-2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Cross multiply.

FOIL

Distribute.

Get every term to the left side.

Combine like terms.

Notice that the quadratic is in the form of where , , and

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "x":

Start with the quadratic formula

Plug in , , and

Square to get .

Multiply to get

Subtract from to get

Multiply and to get .

Take the square root of to get .

or Break up the expression.

or Combine like terms.

or Simplify.

So the possible solutions are or

However, if you plug in into the original equation, you'll get a division by zero error. So

This means that the only solution is
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