Question

SOMEONE PLZ HELP W. THIS!!?

Answer 1

Solve 5 over x minus 5 equals the quantity of x over x minus 5, minus five fourths for x and determine if the solution is extraneous or not.

Answer 2

5 / (x -5) = x / (x -5) -5/4
Is that the equation?

Answer 3

Yes, that's it.

Answer 4

5 = x -5(x-5)/4

Answer 5

5 = x (-5x-25) / 4

Answer 6

oh ok, do I simplify further from here?

Answer 7

5 -x = (-5x -25) /4

20 -4x = -5x -25

20 + x = -25

x = -45

Answer 8

I don't know if that is correct or not.

Answer 9

Hm, well my choices are:

x = -5, extraneous

x = -5, non-extraneous

x = 5, extraneous

x = 5, non-extraneous

Answer 10

well if those are the choices, I must have done something wrong.

Answer 11

I don't know, I would have known how to solve this if it wasn't for the 4, because then you could multiply each part for the common denominator or something like that.:/ Idk how to solve this..

Answer 12

Should I just take an educated guess?

Answer 13

Maybe I can get rid of the 4 in the fraction.
20/(x-5) = 4x/(x-5) -5

Answer 14

Oh, cool and then divide the 20 by 4x?

Answer 15

No I think I solved it in my last post.

Answer 16

-5?

Answer 17

I'm guessing if x=-5 then the left side = -2
the right fraction = 2
then x= -5 ???????????????
I guess so.

Answer 18

Yes, it's just that simple -- LOL

Answer 19

lol, yea 'simple'.:) I'm taking a *52* question review test now, so even the simplest of problems are being tricky..lol thanks for you help:)

Answer 20

u r welcome