SOLUTION: How do you check the answer for the equation 4/x+5 + 2/x-5= 32/(x+5)(x-5) The answer I got after all my calculation was x=7, but how do I check to make sure that it is correct? Er

Question 204242: How do you check the answer for the equation 4/x+5 + 2/x-5= 32/(x+5)(x-5)
The answer I got after all my calculation was x=7, but how do I check to make sure that it is correct? Erika
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, your answer is correct, so you can check it by substituting x =7 into the original equation and see if the two sides are equal.
Substitute x = 7.
Evaluate.

Multiply the left side by .
Add the fractions on the left.

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