How do you solve $-x/2 +1/2x = -4/x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-05T23:01:38

There is no solution to this problem.

Problem: Solve $-x/2+1/2x=-4/x$

Rewrite the equation as:

$-x/2+x/2=-4/x$

Simplify $-x/2+x/2$ to $0$ .

$0=-4/x$

Multiply both sides by $x$ .

$0=-4$

Since $0=-4$ is false; there is no solution.

How do you solve -x/2 +1/2x = -4/x-x/2 +1/2x = -4/x?