SOLUTION: Hi, Thank you so much for trying to help me. I cannot learn under my Algebra 2 teacher and do not know the material. Solve or simplify the problem using any method (what my tex

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Question 691892: Hi,
Thank you so much for trying to help me. I cannot learn under my Algebra 2 teacher and do not know the material.
Solve or simplify the problem using any method (what my textbook says):
(x^2+2x+2)/(x-1) = (2x+3)/(x-1)

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x^2+2x+2)/(x-1) = (2x+3)/(x-1)
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Multiply both sides by (x-1) to get:
x^2 + 2x + 2 = 2x + 3
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Simplify:
x^2 - 1 = 0
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Factor:
(x-1)(x+1) = 0
x = 1 or x = -1
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x cannot be 1 because that would make the denominators be zero.
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Conclusion: x = -1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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