Answer
$\sqrt {10}, -\sqrt {10}$
Work Step by Step
Using the rules of Algebra, it follows:
5/x = 1+ 3/(x+2)
5(x+2)=x(x+2)+3x
$5x+10 = x^2+2x+3x$
$x^2 = 10$
x = $\sqrt {10}$ or $-\sqrt {10}$
Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition
by Larson, Ron
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
9781337271172
ISBN 13:
978-1-33727-117-2
Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 154: 91
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