SOLUTION: 2/x+2/x-1=1

Question 99578: 2/x+2/x-1=1
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Start with the given equation

Multiply both sides by the LCD

Distribute and multiply

Distribute again

Get all terms to one side

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

Starting with the general quadratic

the general solution using the quadratic equation is:

So lets solve ( notice , , and )

Plug in a=1, b=-5, and c=2

Negate -5 to get 5

Square -5 to get 25 (note: remember when you square -5, you must square the negative as well. This is because .)

Multiply to get

Combine like terms in the radicand (everything under the square root)

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2

So now the expression breaks down into two parts

or

Now break up the fraction

or

Simplify

or

So these expressions approximate to

or

So our solutions are:
or

Notice when we graph , we get:

when we use the root finder feature on a calculator, we find that and .So this verifies our answer