With rational equations we must first note the domain, which is all real numbers except and . That is, these are the values of that will cause the equation to be undefined. Since the least common denominator of , , and is , we can mulitply each term by the LCD to cancel out the denominators and reduce the equation to . Combining like terms, we end up with . Dividing both sides of the equation by the constant, we obtain an answer of . However, this solution is NOT in the domain. Thus, there is NO SOLUTION because is an extraneous answer.
