What is the answer to 1/(p-1)= 2/(p-2) ?

The answer to 1/(p-1)= 2/(p-2) is p=0

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1/(p-1)= 2/(p-2)

\frac{1}{p - 1} = \frac{2}{p - 2}

p = 0

Solution steps

\frac{1}{p - 1} = \frac{2}{p - 2}

Cross multiply

p - 2 = 2 p - 2

Move

2

to the right side

p = 2 p

Move

2 p

to the left side

- p = 0

Divide both sides by

- 1

p = 0

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

p = 1, p = 2

Combine undefined points with solutions:

p = 0

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