Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - Rational Equations - Exercise Set - Page 463: 38

Answer

Solution set: $\{4\}$

Work Step by Step

$g(a)=4$ $ \displaystyle \frac{3a-2}{a+1}+\frac{a+2}{a-1}=4\qquad$ ... $\times$LCD$=(a+1)(a-1)$ Exclude solutions which yield 0 in denominators: $a\not\in\{-1,1\}\qquad (*)$ $(3a-2)(a-1)+(a+2)(a+1)=4(a^{2}-1)$ $3a^{2}-3a-2a+2+a^{2}+3a+2=4a^{2}-4$ $ 4a^{2}-2a+4=4a^{2}-4\qquad$ ... add $-4a^{2}-4$ $-2a=-8$ $ a=4\qquad$ ...Checking (*), this is a valid solution Solution set: $\{4\}$
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