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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Solving Rational Equations

Category: Algebra

"Published in Newark, California, USA"

Find the root of the equation
 

Solution:

Consider the given equation above
 

Factor the denominator at the right side of the equation
 

Multiply both sides of the equation by their Least Common Denominator (LCD) which is (x + 2)(x - 1), we have






Therefore, the root is 2