Question

How do you solve `x^2/(x+3) - 5/(x + 3) = 0`?

Answer 1

Since everything is on the same denominator, we can solve it as a quadratic equation

Explanation:

`x^2 - 5` = 0

Factor as a difference of squares:

(x + `sqrt(5)`)(x - `sqrt(5)`) = 0

x = `-sqrt(5)` and `sqrt(5)`

Hopefully this helps.