How do you solve the rational equation 5/(y-2) = y+2?
2 Answers
Jul 17, 2018
Explanation:
"multiply both sides by "y-2
cancel(y-2)xx5/cancel(y-2)=(y+2)(y-2)
5=y^2-4
"add 4 to both sides"
9=y^2
color(blue)"take the square root of both sides"
+-sqrt9=ylarrcolor(blue)"note plus or minus"
rArry=+-3
Jul 17, 2018
Explanation:
First of all it must be
so we get
adding
so we get