SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: {{ z-4/z-3=z+2/z+1 }}

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Question 271112: Please help me solve this equation: {{ z-4/z-3=z+2/z+1 }}
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(z-4)/(z-3)=(z+2)/(z+1) Avoid confusion by using parentheses properly.
(z-4)(z+1)=(z+2)(z-3) No more fractions!
z^2-3z-4=z^2-z-6
-2z=-2
z=1
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Ed