SOLUTION: 6/v^2-5v=1/7-v

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Question 971784: 6/v^2-5v=1/7-v
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Edited to this:
6/(v^2-5v) = 1/(7-v)
cross multiply
42-6v=v^2-5v
0=v^2+v-42
0=(v+7) (v-6)
v=7,-6
v=7 does not work on the right side of the equation.
v=6
6/(36-30) =1/1 Check
v=6