SOLUTION: Please help with the FOLLOWING: Solve x-5/x+3= 2(x+1)/x+3 THANK YOU!

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Question 1095673: Please help with the FOLLOWING:
Solve x-5/x+3= 2(x+1)/x+3
THANK YOU!
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You showed one pair of parentheses to group an expression, so if the equation is written exactly the way given to you,

x-5%2Fx%2B3=2%28x%2B1%29%2Fx%2B3
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multiply left and right by x;
x%5E2-5%2B3x=2%28x%2B1%29%2B3x
x%5E2-5=2%28x%2B1%29
x%5E2-5=2x%2B2
x%5E2-2x-5-2=0
x%5E2-2x-7=0
not factorable so x=%282%2B-+sqrt%284%2B4%2A7%29%29%2F2
x=%282%2B-+2%2Asqrt%288%29%29%2F2
highlight%28x=1%2B-+sqrt%288%29%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Please help with the FOLLOWING:
Solve x-5/x+3= 2(x+1)/x+3
THANK YOU!
You need to place PARENTHESES