SOLUTION: Solve the equation and check the solution. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Simplify your answers completely. If there is no solution, enter NO SOLUTION.) Solve for b
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Question 1130254: Solve the equation and check the solution. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Simplify your answers completely. If there is no solution, enter NO SOLUTION.) Solve for b.
1 - 2/b = -3b/(b^2+2b)
Identify any extraneous values. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Simplify your answers completely. If there are no extraneous values, enter NO SOLUTION.)
Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, josgarithmetic, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What else would we do if there is no solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you will identify lowest or simplest denominator, b(b+2), and multiply the left and right sides by this b(b+2), and simplify, you should obtain
.
One or both solutions are b=-4 or b=1.
Check each to see if either or both will work in original equation.
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.........cross multiply
solutions:
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check the solutions:
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