SOLUTION: x-1 x+5 --- = --- 3 x-1

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Question 143283: x-1 x+5
--- = ---
3 x-1
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x-1 x+5
--- = ---
3 x-1
(X-1)(X-1)=3(X+5)
X^2-2X+1=3X+15
X^2-2X-3X+1-15=0
X^2-5X-14=0
(X-7)(X+2)=0
X-7=0
X=7 ANSWER.
X+2=0
X=-2 ANSWER.