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No, x = -1/4 is correct. Perhaps you should look up the order of operations.
by mark-t 17y ago
No, x = -1/4 is correct. Perhaps you should look up the order of operations.
- ars 17y agoHe's not all wrong. In algebraic notation division is written as a fraction, and has a lower precedence. So it's a bit ambiguous.
- redcap 17y agoI'm getting x = 11/3 as well. My workings: (x-3)/(x-1) = (x-4)/(x-5) (x-3)(x-5) = (x-4)(x-1) x^2 -8x + 15 = x^2 -5x +4 -8x + 11 = -5x 11 = 3x x = 11/3 FWIW, wolfram alpha agrees with me.