SOLUTION: Could a friendly soul please assist with this problem: Bless your heart. I need to understand work process and how answer was gotten. Thankyou. Solve: 1/x-1 + 2/x = x/x-1

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Question 692957: Could a friendly soul please assist with this problem: Bless your heart. I need to understand work process and how answer was gotten. Thankyou.
Solve: 1/x-1 + 2/x = x/x-1
Rational Equation

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathTherapy:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




















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Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Could a friendly soul please assist with this problem: Bless your heart. I need to understand work process and how answer was gotten. Thankyou.
Solve: 1/x-1 + 2/x = x/x-1
Rational Equation



** Note that , or , since these values would render fractions in the equation as UNDEFINED.

------ Multiplying by LCD, x(x - 1)







(x - 1)(x - 2) = 0

x = 1 = 0, or x = 1

As explained above, , so

x - 2 = 0, or

You can do the check!!

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