Answer
$x=2$
Work Step by Step
LCD$=2x$, thus multiplying both sides by the LCD: $2x(\frac{4}{x}+\frac{1}{2})=2x\frac{5}{x}\\8+x=10\\x=2$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 6 - Section 6.6 - Rational Equations - Exercise Set - Page 462: 4
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