What is the answer to (-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1) ?

The answer to (-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1) is x=-5/3

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(-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1)

\frac{- 2}{x + 3} = \frac{1}{x + 1}

x = - \frac{5}{3}

Decimal Notation

x = - 1.66666 \dots

Solution steps

\frac{- 2}{x + 3} = \frac{1}{x + 1}

Cross multiply

- 2 x - 2 = x + 3

Move

2

to the right side

- 2 x = x + 5

Move

x

to the left side

- 3 x = 5

Divide both sides by

- 3

x = - \frac{5}{3}

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

x = - 3, x = - 1

Combine undefined points with solutions:

x = - \frac{5}{3}

\frac{x + 7}{- 2 x} = \frac{5}{4}

\frac{2 x - 1}{x + 1} = \frac{1 - x}{x}

X + \frac{1}{X} = 3

x, y + 1 = \frac{1}{x} - 1

x, z = \frac{1}{x y}

What is the answer to (-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1) ?
The answer to (-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1) is x=-5/3
Solve for x: (-2)/(x+3)= 1/(x+1)
The solution is x=-5/3