How do you solve #\frac { x } { x - 1} + 1= \frac { 1} { x ^ { 2} - x }#?
1 Answer
x =
Explanation:
Begin by getting a common denominator for all terms. Factor any denominator that can be factored first.
The common denominator is
Multiplying each term by the common denominator
Now expand the numerator and rearrange:
Factoring the quadratic,
Applying the zero product rule, each factor equals 0.
Now we need to consider the restrictions.
In the original equation, each denominator cannot equal zero.
This means that x cannot equal zero or 1. So the solution
The only solution then is