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Solve the equation $\frac{x+1}{x-5}=-1$

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Final Answer

$x=2$
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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$\frac{x+1}{x-5}=-1$

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Multiply both sides of the equation by $x-5$

$x+1=-\left(x-5\right)$

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$x+1=-\left(x-5\right)$

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Learn how to solve rational equations problems step by step online. Solve the equation (x+1)/(x-5)=-1. Multiply both sides of the equation by x-5. Simplify the product -(x-5). Group the terms of the equation by moving the terms that have the variable x to the left side, and those that do not have it to the right side. Subtract the values 5 and -1.

Final Answer

$x=2$
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◻/◻
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e
π
ln
log
log
lim
d/dx
Dx
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>=
<=
sin
cos
tan
cot
sec
csc

asin
acos
atan
acot
asec
acsc

sinh
cosh
tanh
coth
sech
csch

asinh
acosh
atanh
acoth
asech
acsch

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$\frac{x+1}{x-5}=-1$

Main topic:

Rational equations

Time to solve it:

~ 0.05 s

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