SOLUTION: solve 1/(x-1)+1/2=2/(x^2-1)

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Question 646080: solve
1/(x-1)+1/2=2/(x^2-1)
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1/(x-1)+1/2=2/(x^2-1)
OR [2+(x-1)]/2(x-1)=2/[(x-1)(x+1)]
or (x+1)(x+1)=4
or x^2+2x+1=4
or x^2+2x-3=0
or x^2+3x-x-3=0
or x(x+3)-1(x+3)=0
or (x+3)(x-1)=0
or x=-3 or 1
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