Question

How do you simplify `4/(x-5)= (x-2)/(x-5)`?

Answer 1

`x=6`

Explanation:

Since the denominators of the fraction are equal, we can multiply by `(x-5)` on both sides to end up with:

`4=x-2`

Then, we add 2 to both sides to isolate x and end up with:

`x=6`.