Answer
No solution
inconsistent equation
Work Step by Step
$\frac{1}{x+5}$=0 (x cannot equal -5)
$\frac{1}{x+5}$+1=1
1+x+5=x+5
6$\ne$5
There is no real number solution so it is an inconsistent equation.
College Algebra (6th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-32178-228-1
Chapter 1 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 203: 32
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