SOLUTION: Help me solve, i'm having trouble multiplying the left side of the equation by the LCD: x^2-1/x+2=3/x+2

SOLUTION: Help me solve, i'm having trouble multiplying the left side of the equation by the LCD: x^2-1/x+2=3/x+2

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Question 319630: Help me solve, i'm having trouble multiplying the left side of the equation by the LCD: x^2-1/x+2=3/x+2
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
With this x^2-1/x+2=3/x+2 we want to multiply both sides by x+2 to get:
x^2-1=3
Now we add 1 to both sides to get:
x^2=4
Square root both sides to result in:
x=+ and - 2
Make sense?
RJ
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