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hello, how do I solve this?

1/x - x/5 = 0

i've simplified it to 5-x^2 / 5x = 0
but can't get more out of it

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admin · Answer 1 · 2013-05-23T04:37:00

dontknow:
hello, how do I solve this?

1/x - x/5 = 0

[input]1/x - x/5 = 0[/input]

1/x - x/5 = 0 |+x/5
1/x = x/5 | *x
1 = x^2/5 |*5
5 = x^2
x^2 = 5 | sqrt
x= +sqrt(5) and -sqrt(5)

jhonharry · Answer 2 · 2013-07-01T10:52:21

Yes! I agree,I just finished reading it and posted a question relating to it.