SOLUTION: how do you solve (8X+4)/(X^2+X)=1

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Question 386882: how do you solve (8X+4)/(X^2+X)=1
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming x is not equal to 0 or -1, then we can cross-multiply:
8x+%2B+4+=+x%5E2+%2B+x, or x%5E2+-+7x+-+4+=+0.
. Since none of the obtained x-values are equal to 0 or 1, those are the final answers.