SOLUTION: 4-x/(x-2)=-2/(x-2)

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Question 321516: 4-x/(x-2)=-2/(x-2)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.


Multiply EVERY term by the LCD to clear out the fractions.


Distribute.


Combine like terms on the left side.


Add to both sides.


Combine like terms on the right side.


Divide both sides by to isolate .


Reduce.


So the only possible solution is . However, if you plug it into the original equation, you get a division by zero, which is not allowed. So and that means that there are NO solutions.

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