How do you simplify $[(X+2) / (X-1)] = [1/2]$ ?

Nov 3, 2015

Rearrange to find:

$X = -5$

Given:

$(X+2)/(X-1) = 1/2$

Multiply both sides by $2(X-1)$ to get:

$2(X+2)=(X-1)$

Simplify

$2X+4=X-1$

Transpose and combine like-terms

$2X-X= -4-1$

Simplify

$X=-5$

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How do you simplify [(X+2) / (X-1)] = [1/2][(X+2) / (X-1)] = [1/2]?