Question

medal! pls help
solve 4/x+2 = 2/x

Answer 1

\[\frac{4}{x+2}=\frac{2}{x}\]
\[\frac{x+2}{4}=\frac{x}{2}\]

Answer 2

for x and determine if the solution is extraneous or not.

Answer 3

sorry i forgot to post that part..

Answer 4

flip it,the solve
\[x+2=2x\]

Answer 5

what do you mean by flip it O.o

Answer 6

*then

Answer 7

what do you mean by "what do you mean"?

Answer 8

how do you flip it?

Answer 9

\[\frac{4}{x+2}=\frac{2}{x}\] take the "reciprocal" of both sides

Answer 10

you get \[\frac{x+2}{4}=\frac{x}{2}\]

Answer 11

i was also not understanding this step

Answer 12

since 4 is twice 2 that means \[x+2=2x\]

Answer 13

im really bad at math lol.
these were the answer choices
x = -2, extraneous
x = -2, non-extraneous
x = 2, extraneous
x = 2, non-extraneous

Answer 14

so it would be 2?

Answer 15

pick one, you have a one in four chance of getting it right
yes, it is 2\[x+2=2x\\x=2\]