SOLUTION: Please help! Solve. (x/x-9) - 4 = (9/x-9) thanks

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Question 38744: Please help!
Solve.
(x/x-9) - 4 = (9/x-9)
thanks
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Form (x/x-9) - 4 = (9/x-9) we multiply all by (x-9) to clear fractions and get
x - 4(x - 9) = 9
x - 4x + 36 = 9
-3x = -27
x = 9
but notice x is not allowed to be nine...the denominators would go to zero....therefore there is No Solution.