SOLUTION: what is x minus 2 over x minus 1 = x plus 4 over 2x plus 2
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Question 773399: what is x minus 2 over x minus 1 = x plus 4 over 2x plus 2
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Cross multiply
(2x+2)(x-2) = (x+4)(x-1)
FOIL
2x^2 - 2x - 4 = x^2 + 3x - 4
combine on the left
2x^2 - x^2 - 2x - 3x - 4 + 4 = 0
x^2 - 5x = 0
Factor
x(x-5) = 0
Two solutions
x = 0
x = 5
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Check both solutions in the original equation
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