SOLUTION: Please help solve (s) on the following equation (144/s)+2=144/(s-6)

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Question 605196: Please help solve (s) on the following equation (144/s)+2=144/(s-6)
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Please help solve (s) on the following equation
(144/s)+2=144/(s-6)
LCD: s(s-6)
(144*(s-6)+2*s(s-6)=144s
144s-864+2s^2-12s=144s
2s^2-12s-864=0
s^2-6s-432=0
(s+18)(s-24)=0
s=-18
or
s=24