Question

x-3/x+1 = 1/2 ,x=


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Answer 1

$\\ \sf{:}\rightarrowtail \dfrac{x-3}{x+1}=\dfrac{1}{2}$

• Using cross multiplication

$\\ \sf{:}\rightarrowtail 2(x-3)=x+1$

$\\ \sf{:}\rightarrowtail 2x-6=x+1$

$\\ \sf{:}\rightarrowtail 2x-x=1+6$

$\\ \bf{:}\rightarrowtail x=7$