document.write( "Question 23939: Solve the equation\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " (b+17)/(b^2 –1) – 1/(b+1) = (b-2)/(b-1)
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\"%28b%2B17%29%2F%28b%5E2+-+1%29+-+1%2F%28b%2B1%29+=+%28b-2%29%2F%28b-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "mutliply all terms by (b+1)(b-1) and then cancel the denominators. You will be left with:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28b%2B17%29+-+%28b-1%29+=+%28b-2%29%28b%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+%2B+17+-+b+%2B+1+=+b%5E2+-+b+-+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"18+=+b%5E2+-+b+-+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2+-+b+-+20+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "(b-5)(b+4) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "so either b-5=0 OR b+4=0
\n" ); document.write( "so either b=5 OR b=-4\r
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