Clear the fraction. You can do this as long as
x^2 - 3x + 5 = 0
That is, x cannot be (3 +/- sqrt(29))/2
So, now we have
10 = (x+1)(x^2 - 3x + 5)
x^3 - 2x^2 + 2x - 5 = 0
Now get out your handy wolfram polynomial solver to find that x = 2.15
How to solve this?
10/(x^2-3x+5)=x+1
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