SOLUTION: 5/y-3 = y+7/2y-6 +1

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Question 139887: 5/y-3 = y+7/2y-6 +1
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%2F%28%28y-3%29%29 = %28%28y%2B7%29%29%2F%28%282y-6%29%29 + 1
Factor out 2
5%2F%28%28y-3%29%29 = %28%28y%2B7%29%29%2F%282%28y-3%29%29 + 1
Multiply each term by 2(x-3)
:
2(y-3)*5%2F%28%28y-3%29%29 = 2(y-3)*%28%28y%2B7%29%29%2F%282%28y-3%29%29 + 1*2(y-3)
:
Cancel out the denominator and you have;
2(5) = (y+7) + 2(y-3)
:
10 = y + 7 + 2y - 6
:
10 = 3y + 1
:
10 - 1 = 3y
:
9 = 3y
y = 9%2F3
y = 3
However, this cannot be a solution, you can see that this would put a 0 in the denominators,
solution undefined.