Question

1/x+1=2

Answer 1

Is this the equation?:

Answer 2

Sorry, technical difficulties.

1 divided by x + 1 = 2

is that it?

Answer 3

If so...

1 / x + 1 = 2
- 1 -1
1 / x = 1
*1 *1
x = 1

I believe.

Answer 4

(1/2) is not 2

Answer 5

(1/(x+1) =2
*(x+1) *(x+1)

1 = 2(x+1)
1 = 2x+2
-2 -2

-1 =2x
divided be 2 on both sides

x = (-1/2)

Answer 6

now we check:

(1/(-0.5+1) = (1/0.5) = 2

Answer 7

@larryboxaplenty you are wrong. x cannot equal -1/2. Look:

1/-0.5 + 1 = 2
-2 + 1 = 2
-1 = 2

incorrect. remember that the equation the asker put did not have parenthesis at all.

Answer 8

Now, if x = 1...

1/1 + 1 = 2
1 + 1 = 2
2 = 2

Answer 9

@Darry&Gator it's likely that the problem should have parentheses, and the asker just didn't realize how important they are

Answer 10

Either way, he never replied, so his loss... but both answers are here.

Answer 11

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