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Vikki [24]
3 years ago
5

Find the value of the variable y, where the sum of the fractions 6/(y+1) and y/(y-2) is equal to their product.

Mathematics
2 answers:
Blizzard [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The answer is

y = 3

y =  - 4

Step-by-step explanation:

We must find a solution where

\frac{6}{y + 1}  +  \frac{y}{y - 2}  =  \frac{6}{y + 1}  \times  \frac{y}{y - 2}

Consider the Left Side:

First, to add fraction multiply each fraction on the left by it corresponding denomiator and we should get

\frac{6}{y + 1}  \times  \frac{y - 2}{y - 2}  +  \frac{y}{y - 2}  \times  \frac{y + 1}{y + 1}

Which equals

\frac{6y - 12}{(y -2) (y + 1)}  +  \frac{ {y}^{2} + y }{(y - 2)(y + 1)}

Add the fractions

\frac{y {}^{2} + 7y - 12 }{(y - 2)(y + 1)}  =  \frac{6}{y + 1}  \times  \frac{y}{y - 2}

Simplify the right side by multiplying the fraction

\frac{6y}{(y  + 1)(y + 2)}

Set both fractions equal to each other

\frac{6y}{(y + 1)(y - 2)}  =  \frac{ {y}^{2} + 7y - 12}{(y + 1)(y - 2)}

Since the denomiator are equal, we must set the numerator equal to each other

6y =  {y}^{2}  + 7y - 12

=  {y}^{2}  + y - 12

(y  + 4)(y - 3)

y =  - 4

y = 3

hoa [83]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

\frac{6}{y+1}+\frac{y}{y-2}=\frac{6}{y+1} \times \frac{y}{y-2} \\multiply ~by~(y+1)(y-2)\\6(y-2)+y(y+1)=6y\\6y-12+y^2+y=6y\\y^2+y-12=0\\y^2+4y-3y-12=0\\y(y+4)-3(y+4)=0\\(y+4)(y-3)=0\\y=-4,3

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