SOLUTION: Solve and check for x. Please help - I don't understand!
x/x-2 - x+1/x = 8/x^2-2x
I had a hard time typing this in. It is x over x-2 minus x+1 over x equals 8 over x squared
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x/x-2 - x+1/x = 8/x^2-2x
I had a hard time typing this in. It is x over x-2 minus x+1 over x equals 8 over x squared
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Question 38065: Solve and check for x. Please help - I don't understand!
x/x-2 - x+1/x = 8/x^2-2x
I had a hard time typing this in. It is x over x-2 minus x+1 over x equals 8 over x squared minus 2x. I hope that helps! Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first step is to multiply everything by the lowest common denominator, which in this problem is (x^2 - 2x) or x(x - 2)...so from
x / (x-2) - (x+1) / x = 8 / (x^2 - 2x)
let's do just that...
(x(x - 2))[x / (x - 2) - (x + 1) / x = 8 / (x^2 - 2x)]
now cancel where you can and get
x^2 - (x + 1)(x - 2) = 8
Now expand, collect terms and solve
x^2 - x^2 + x + 2 = 8
x + 2 = 8
x = 6
