Question

Solveand check 2/1-x=3/1+x

Answer 1

the problem is

\[\Large \frac{2}{1-x} = \frac{3}{1+x}\]

right?

Answer 2

correct

Answer 3

\[\Large \frac{2}{1-x} = \frac{3}{1+x}\]


\[\Large 2(1+x) = 3(1-x)\]


\[\Large 2+2x = 3-3x\]


I'll let you finish.


Don't forget to check your answer.

Answer 4

let me finish what do i do

Answer 5

you solve for x by getting it to one side and everything else to the other side

Answer 6

so you want something like

x = ....

Answer 7

ok I undestand that but how do i do that

Answer 8

first move the -3x over by adding 3x to both sides

Answer 9

5

Answer 10

\[\Large 2+2x = 3-3x\]

\[\Large 2+2x+3x = 3-3x+3x\]

\[\Large 2+5x = 3\]

Answer 11

now you need to move that '2' on the left side over to the right

Answer 12

2+3

Answer 13

no, you need to undo the +2 on the left side by subtracting 2 from both sides

Answer 14

0

Answer 15

thats on the left, what about the right?

Answer 16

1

Answer 17

so

5x = 1

which means

x = ???

Answer 18

1

Answer 19

5 times 1 = 1 ???

Answer 20

=5

Answer 21

5 times ____ = 1

what goes in the blank

Answer 22

i do not know t hrought it was 5

Answer 23

4 maybe

Answer 24

how do you undo multiplication?

Answer 25

subtract

Answer 26

5-1=4

Answer 27

subtraction is the opposite of addition, not multiplication

Answer 28

division

Answer 29

so you have to divide both sides by ____

Answer 30

divide by 1

Answer 31

no, you want to move that 5 over

Answer 32

ok I m total confused

Answer 33

5x = 1

you want to move the 5 over

Answer 34

so move it to =5

Answer 35

no you have to divide both sides by 5

Answer 36

where what sdes

Answer 37

would it be 5 divide by2 ad 5 divide by 3

Answer 38

no just divide both sides by 5

Answer 39

what side what o i divide

Answer 40

both sides because you have to balance things out

Answer 41

5x divided by 5 becomes what?

Answer 42

1

Answer 43

just x

Answer 44

5x divided by 5 becomes x

Answer 45

x/1

Answer 46

yeah which is just x

Answer 47

so it is x

Answer 48

yes the left side becomes just x

Answer 49

you must do the same to the right side

Answer 50

what is the right side

Answer 51

5x = 1

x = ???

Answer 52

4

Answer 53

check out this page

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/solvelin2.htm

Answer 54

x=5/2

Answer 55

that's the example on the page, not the answer to this question

Answer 56

so how do i get my answer

Answer 57

here's another page that might help

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AE2/LSolvEq.htm

Answer 58

these pages explain how to solve linear equations

Answer 59

I looked at it and still not sure

Answer 60

read it over a few times and try some of the examples on your own so you can get practice

Answer 61

I do not have a lot of timebut will try

Answer 62

well you'll have to make time somehow

Answer 63

whateverbye

Answer 64

this is very important because you'll use it later down the road

and there's no need to be rude, I'm just trying to help

Answer 65

this is NOT an answer service, we don't do your homework for you

Answer 66

but you are not helping

Answer 67

I do not want you to do it for me ust help me

Answer 68

I've done enough that hopefully you can see what to do next, I don't want to do it all for you

Answer 69

I am not askig you to do it

Answer 70

you see how to go from 2x = 5 to x = 5/2 right?

you divide both sides by 2

Answer 71

you're doing the same thing with 5x = 1

Answer 72

0.4,2.5

Answer 73

leave it as a fraction

Answer 74

5/2 is just fine the way it is

but focus on 5x = 1

Answer 75

0.4/2.5

Answer 76

no i don't know how you're getting that

Answer 77

divided 2from 5

Answer 78

ok don't worry about converting 5/2 into a decimal

Answer 79

is it 5/2

Answer 80

5/2 is the answer to 2x = 5 but not 5x = 1

Answer 81

would i be 5

Answer 82

no replace x with 5

5x = 1

5 times 5 = 1 .... is that true??

Answer 83

no

Answer 84

so the answer isn't x = 5

Answer 85

4

Answer 86

5x = 1

5 times 4 = 1 .... that's not true either

Answer 87

5 divided 5 is 1

Answer 88

good, so that's the left side

what about the right?

Answer 89

what is the right side

Answer 90

you divided the left side by 5

you have to do the same to the right side

Answer 91

5 divided by what

Answer 92

you divided the left side 5x by 5 to get x

you have to do the same to the right side

Answer 93

so the right side of 1 becomes _____

Answer 94

5

Answer 95

3 divided by 5

Answer 96

where are you getting 3?

Answer 97

on the right side

Answer 98

it's 5x = 1, not 5x = 3