SOLUTION: Please help me solve 4-x/x-2=-2/x-2

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Question 384577: Please help me solve
4-x/x-2=-2/x-2
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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4-x%2F%28x-2%29=-2%2F%28x-2%29,
4+=+x%2F%28x-2%29-2%2F%28x-2%29,
4+=+%28x-2%29%2F%28x-2%29. Since the x-value 2 is not allowed in the equation, we can cancel x - 2. Hence the equation becomes 4 = 1. Contradiction. Therefore the equation is inconsistent, or there's no solution.