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Equivalence in practice

Solving exercises about using equivalence principles in solving equations

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Exercise 1.

Solve the equation (dfrac 1x+dfrac{x+frac 32}{x+1}=0).

Exercise 2. [Solved only in the PDF file]

Solve the equation (dfrac{x^4-2x^2-2x+3}{x^2-2x+1}=1).

Exercise 3. [Solved only in the PDF file]

Solve the equation ((y+7)^2=y^2).

Exercise 4. [Solved only in the PDF file]

Solve the equation (dfrac 1{x^2}+dfrac{2x-1}{x^2-1}=0).

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Precalculus: the Mathematics of Numbers, Functions and Equations

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