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EleoNora [17]
3 years ago
12

Solve the equation.. I dont understand how to do it

Mathematics
1 answer:
enyata [817]3 years ago
4 0
Add 1/(x-8) to both sides
cross multiply or multply both sides by (5-x)(x-8)
5(x-8)=5-x
distribute
5x-40=4-x
minus x from both sides
4x-40=4
add 40 to both sides
4x=44
divide by 4
x=11
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