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Question 379559: solve
(w/w+2) - 5 = 2/w+2
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(w/w+2) - 5 = 2/w+2
w%2F%28w%2B2%29+-+5+=+2%2F%28w%2B2%29
%28w%2F%28w%2B2%29%29+-+%282%2F%28w%2B2%29%29=5
LCD = (w+2)
...
%28w-2%29%2F%28w%2B2%29=5
..
w-2=5(w+2)
w-2=5w+10
-w
-2=4w+10
-10
-12=4w
/4
-3=w
...
w=-3
...
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