Question

if x - 1/x = 1/5 then evaluate x/x^2 - 1

Answer 1

$\frac{x-1}{x} = \frac{1}{5}$
[tex]5(x-1)=x [/tex]
$5x-5=x$

4x=5
x=5/4
x=1.25

2.
1.25/1.25^2-1
1.25/1.5625-1
-0.3125/1.5625

Answer 2

Answer:

4x=5

x=5/4

x=1.25

2.

= 1.25/1.25^2-1

= 1.25/1.5625-1

= -0.3125/1.5625

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