College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.3 - Page 133: 18

Answer

$x=-9$

Work Step by Step

Given, $y_{1}=\frac{1}{x}$ $ y_{2}=\frac{1}{x^{2}-x}=\frac{1}{x(x-1)} $ $ y_{3}=\frac{1}{x-1}$ The equation is $6y_{1}-3y_{2}=7y_{3}$ Substitute $y_{1}, y_{2}$ and $y_{3}$ values in the equation. $6y_{1}-3y_{2}=7y_{3}$ $6(\frac{1}{x})-3(\frac{1}{x(x-1)})=7(\frac{1}{x-1})$ $\frac{6}{x}-\frac{3}{x(x-1)}=\frac{7}{x-1}$ $x=0$ and $x=1$ makes the denominator zero. So,$0$ and $1$ are restricted values. $\frac{6}{x}-\frac{3}{x(x-1)}=\frac{7}{x-1}; x\ne 0, x\ne 1;$ Multiply both sides by $x(x-1)$ $x(x-1)(\frac{6}{x}-\frac{3}{x(x-1)})=x(x-1)(\frac{7}{x-1})$ $x(x-1)(\frac{6}{x})-x(x-1)(\frac{3}{x(x-1)})=x(x-1)(\frac{7}{x-1})$ $6(x-1)-3=7x$ $6x-6-3=7x$ $6x-9=7x$ $-9=7x-6x$ $x=-9$ $x=-9$ is not the restricted value. The solution is $x=-9$
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