SOLUTION: {{{ 5/y-3 = y+7 / 2y-6 + 1 }}}

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Question 348105: +5%2Fy-3+=+y%2B7+%2F+2y-6+%2B+1+
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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5/(y-3) = (y+7)/(2y-6) + 1
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Multiply thru by 2y-6 to get:
10 = y+7 + 2y-6
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3y+1 = 10
3y = 9
y = 3
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But 3 cannot be a solution because y-3
is a denominator.
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Ans: No solution
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Cheers,
Stan H.