SOLUTION: i'm stumped i tried to by making the tops the same but that didn't go anywhere so i made the bottoms the same and that still didn't get me anywhere. {{{ (x+1)/2x = (x-1)/(2x-1) }}

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Question 189475: i'm stumped i tried to by making the tops the same but that didn't go anywhere so i made the bottoms the same and that still didn't get me anywhere.

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, josmiceli:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation


Cross multiply


Distribute


FOIL


Get everything to the left side


Combine like terms.


Add 1 to both sides


Divide both sides by 3 to isolate "x"


So the solution is which in decimal form is which approximates to

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You must multiply each side of the equation by the same
thing so that the equation is still true.
What you should multiply each side by is

On the left side, the 's cancel, and on the right
side, the 's cancel


Subtract from both sides


answer
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check answer:



Multiply both sides by



OK

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