SOLUTION: Find Solutions of (1/x-1)=(x+2/4)

Question 389713: Find Solutions of (1/x-1)=(x+2/4)
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Find Solutions of (1/x-1)=(x+2/4)
Assume the problem is:
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Cross multiply
(x-1)(x+2) = 1 * 4
FOIL
x^2 + 2x - 1x - 2 = 4
x^2 + x - 2 - 4 = 0
x^2 + x - 6 = 0
Factor
(x+3)(x-2) = 0
x = -3
and
x = 2
:
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Check solutions in original problem
x=-3
=
=
:
You can check the x=2 solution
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