SOLUTION: How would I simplify this expression 1/x+1 = 1/x-1? This is what I have x+1 for my answer.

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Question 946242: How would I simplify this expression 1/x+1 = 1/x-1? This is what I have x+1 for my answer.
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How would I simplify this expression 1/x+1 = 1/x-1? This is what I have x+1 for my answer.
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It's an equation, not an expression. See the equal sign?
So you don't simplify it, you solve it.
1/x+1 = 1/x-1
Cross multiply.
x-1 = x+1
-1 = +1
no solution.