Hello ant101 :)
Solve for r
First you should note that r cannot equal 2 or -1 becasue you cannot divide by 0.
r+3r−2=r−1r+1(r+3)(r+1)=(r−1)(r−2)r2+4r+3=r2−3r+24r+3=−3r+27r=−1r=−17
check
(-1/7+3)/(-1/7-2) = -1.3333333333333333
(-1/7-1)/(-1/7+1) = -1.3333333333333333
Yep they are the same :)