Examples with solutions for Difference of squares: Equations with denominators

Exercise #1

Resolve:

x29x3=0 \frac{x^2-9}{x-3}=0

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Answer

3-

Exercise #2

Resolve:

x2+43=3(x2)(x+2) \frac{x^2+4}{3}=3(x-2)(x+2)

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Answer

±5 \operatorname{\pm}\sqrt{5}

Exercise #3

Resolve:

7x+4=x4 \frac{-7}{x+4}=x-4

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Answer

±3 \pm3

Exercise #4

Does the following equation have a true or false value?

x281(x9)(x+9)=1 \frac{x^2-81}{(x-9)(x+9)}=1

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True only when x±9 x\ne\pm9 .