SOLUTION: Place the equation in standard form of an quadratic equation 6+4/x-1=5/x-3

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Question 273701: Place the equation in standard form of an quadratic equation
6+4/x-1=5/x-3
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Please use parentheses to group things so that we don't have to guess where your numerators and denominators end and the next term starts. I presume that you meant:



Multiply both sides by the common denominator which is the product of the two denominators. Leave the common denominator in factored form until there are no more rational expressions:





Now apply FOIL and the distributive property:





Collect like terms on the left:



Done.


John