Asked by j

How many extraneous solutions does the equation below have?
StartFraction 9 Over n squared + 1 EndFraction = StartFraction n + 3 Over 4 EndFraction
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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Reason: Multiplying both sides by 4(n^2+1) is safe because n^2+1 ≠ 0 for any real n (and 4 ≠ 0), so no solutions are introduced or lost. Therefore there are no extraneous solutions.