Solve:
1/x+4-1/x=1
I found the lcd but lost afterwards.

Question

anonymous · Answer

do you mean 1/(x+4) - (1/x) = 1 ?

yrivers36 · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

ok for this type of equation, it's easiest to get rid of the fractions. so you want to multiply both sides by (x+4)(x) to get rid of both fractions on the left side.

yrivers36 · Answer

what happens to the 1

anonymous · Answer

well, it gets multiplied by the (x+4)(x) just like the left side.

yrivers36 · Answer

oh ok

anonymous · Answer

so can you move forward from there or are you still stuck?

yrivers36 · Answer

I came up with x-x+4=x(x=4)

anonymous · Answer

be careful with your parentheses, what you have there doesn't look quite right, but almost there

yrivers36 · Answer

Ok thank you I'm going to see if i can go further

anonymous · Answer

ok let me know if you need more help. remember when you are done you can always plug your answer back into the equation to see if it works.

anonymous · Answer

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