SOLUTION: FOR FUNMATH, please help!! I cannot get the answer that is provided. The answer is (256/16)61/4 = (256^1/4)/16^1/4 = 4/2 = 2. The problem is Solve 6/ x-3 - 7/x-5 = 1 - 11/x-1.

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Question 62787This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra 9th
: FOR FUNMATH, please help!! I cannot get the answer that is provided. The answer is (256/16)61/4 = (256^1/4)/16^1/4 = 4/2 = 2.
The problem is Solve 6/ x-3 - 7/x-5 = 1 - 11/x-1. This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra 9th

Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
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You must be looking at the wrong answer. 2 is not the solution to the problem you gave. I had to use my calculator to get a solution and it doesn't come out evenly.
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That is valid, but has nothing to do with your problem as far as I can tell. Check to see if you're in the right chapter and section for your answer key.
Happy Calculating!!!