document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105427>Question 1105427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve.  Identify the equation as a conditional equation, an inconsistent equation, or an identity.  State the solution set using interval notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/x+1 + 7/x-1 = 11x+3/x^2-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #720244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=720244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4/x+1 + 7/x-1 = 11x+3/(x^2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply everything by x^2-1 or (x+1)(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x-1)+7(x+1)=11x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-4+7x+7=11x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an identity except where x=-1 and 1, where it is undefined.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-oo, -1)U(-1, 1)U(1, oo) </SPAN>\n" );
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