what is 5 over x plus 8 equals 3 over x for x and determine if the solution is extraneous or not?

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what is  5 over x plus 8 equals 3 over x  for x and determine if the solution is extraneous or not?

vocaloid · Answer

I assume this is what you mean: 5/(x+8) = 3/x

Cross-multiply and solve for x

For each value of x you get, plug back into the original equation. If the value of x does not make the equation true, then it is extraneous.

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much!!

anonymous · Answer

ccould you help me with one more thing? Sally found that a solution of x = 2 was extraneous for her function. What would be a possible denominator in Sally's function?

vocaloid · Answer

if x = 2 is an extraneous solution, then it is possible that x = 2 makes the denominator 0
that being said, what could be the denominator?