Question

Please help

Classify the solutions of 1 over x plus 4, plus one half, equals 1 over x plus 4 as extraneous or non-extraneous.

x = -4; extraneous

x = -4; non-extraneous

x = -8; extraneous

x = -8; non-extraneous

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Have you actually tried finding a "solution"? U=If so, to what conclusion have you come? Is there a solution? or is there no solution?

Answer 3

no, i need help finding the solutions @mathmale

Answer 4

A fraction is undefined when the denominator is 0 because you can't divide by 0.

When is 1/(x+4) dividing by 0?

Answer 5

Provided that I'm reading your problem statement correctly, you have this equation:

1 1 1
----- + --- = ------
x+4 2 x+4

Is this correct? If not, please fix it.

Notice that you have identical terms ( 1 / [x+4] ) on both sides of the equation. If you were to cancel these, you'd end up with the equatino

1/2 = 0.

Is this ever true?