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OpenStudy (anonymous):
1/(x+a)=[2/(x-1)]-[1/(x-a)] solve for x
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
show steps please
myininaya (myininaya):
\[\frac{1}{x+a}=\frac{2}{x-1}-\frac{1}{x-a}\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
let me know when you get
\[x=a^2\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[(x+a)(x-a)(x-1)\frac{1}{x+a}=(x+a)(x-a)(x-1)\frac{2}{x-1}-(x+a)(x-a)(x-1)\frac{1}{x-a}\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[(x-a)(x-1)=(x+a)(x-a)(2)-(x+a)(x-1)\]
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myininaya (myininaya):
\[(x-a)(x-1)=(x+a)(2(x-a)-(x-1))\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[(x-a)(x-1)=(x+a)(2x-2a-x+1)\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[(x-a)(x-1)=(x+a)(x-2a+1)\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[x^2-x-ax+1=x(x-2a+1)+a(x-2a+1)\]
myininaya (myininaya):
\[x^2-x-ax+1=x^2-2ax+x+ax-2a^2+a\]
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myininaya (myininaya):
put like terms together
myininaya (myininaya):
move everything to one side
myininaya (myininaya):
well actually the x^2's cancel so don't
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay I got it from there thank you so much!!!
myininaya (myininaya):
make sure
\[x \neq -a, x \neq 1, x \neq a \]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
myininaya (myininaya):
let me know if you need further assistance :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Im lost how you went from (x+a)(2x-2a-x+1) to (x+a) (x-2a+1) where did the 2's and x go to
myininaya (myininaya):
2x-x=x
myininaya (myininaya):
this is was the last step i got to for him
\[x^2-x-ax+1=x^2-2ax+x+ax-2a^2+a \]
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myininaya (myininaya):
next step is to:
put x terms on one side and everything without x on the other side