Question

sole the following equation for x :
1/x+1+2/x+2=1/x+5

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply all terms by x and cancel:

1+1x+2+2x=1+5x

3x+3=5x+1(Simplify both sides of the equation)

3x+3−5x=5x+1−5x(Subtract 5x from both sides)

−2x+3=1

−2x+3−3=1−3(Subtract 3 from both sides)

−2x=−2

−2x

−2

=

−2

−2

(Divide both sides by -2)

x=1

Check answers. (Plug them in to make sure they work.)

x=1(Works in original equation)