Question 192976
1.) 5x / (x^2 - 25) = 2 / (x - 5)

lcm = x^2-25 = (x+5)(x-5)
Multiply both sides by the lcm to get:
5x = 2(x+5)
5x = 2x+10
3x = 10
x = 10/3
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2.) 1 + (2 / x) = (3 / x^2)
Multiply thru by x^2 to get:
x^2 + 2x = 3
x^2 + 2x - 3 = 0
(x+3)(x-1) = 0
x = 1 or x = -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.