SOLUTION: x squared over x-1 minus 3x over x-1 equals 4

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Question 282213: x squared over x-1 minus 3x over x-1 equals 4
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x^2 / x-1 -3x /x-1 = 4______________(x-1) is the lcm

x^2-3x= 4(x-1)
x^2-3x=4x-4
x^2-3x-4x+4=0


x^2-7x+4=0
x1= -b+sqrt b^2-4ac / 2a
x1=7+sqrt33 /2
x1= 7+5.74 /2
x1= 12.74/2
x1= 6.37
x2= 7-sqrt33 /2
x2= 1.26/2
x2= 0.63