How do you solve #2/(x+1) + 5/(x-2)=-2#?
2 Answers
the roots are
Explanation:
Starting point
1)
Multiply throughout by
2)
Multiply throughout by
3)
Simplifying
4)
Gathering like terms
5)
Using the quadratic formula
and substituting in the values gives
6)
Simplifying
7)
Gives the following answers
and
Explanation:
Multiply everything with
Remove the brackets:
Use distributive property
Add
Multiply everything with
Remove brackets:
Subtract
Add
Now this is a Quadratic equation (in form
Use Quadratic formula:
In this case,
Substitute the values:
So, now
So we can first solve for the first value:
Now,for the second value:
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