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

please help me with this

3 answers

"cross-multiply"

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

expand and solve as a quadratic
is 7/8 the answer for this
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