How do you solve 1/(c-2) + 1/c = 2/(c(c-2))?

1 Answer
Nov 14, 2015

I found no real value of c.

Explanation:

I would choose c(c-2) as common denominator and write:
(c+c-2)/(c(c-2))=2/(c(c-2))
where on the left I arranged the numerators to the new common denominator.

So you can now simplify the two denominators:

(c+c-2)/cancel((c(c-2)))=2/cancel((c(c-2)))
2c-2=2
2c=4
c=4/2=2
BUT
if you use c=2 into your original equation you get a division by zero that cannot be evaluated.