Asked by please help

(-2)/(x-1)=(x-8)/(x+6)
please help me with this

Answers

Answered by Reiny
"cross-multiply"

(x-1)(x-8) = -2(x+6)

expand and solve as a quadratic
Answered by please help
is 7/8 the answer for this
Answered by Reiny
No,
x^2 - 9x + 8 = -2x - 12
x^2 - 7x + 20 = 0

Using the quadratice formula I got
imaginary roots of
(7 ±i√31)/2
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