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algebra intermediate

Problem

For all non-zero real numbers and such that equals
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Moving all variables to one side of the equation, we can use Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick to factor the equation into Plugging in and as the and sides respectively, we get and . Plugging this in to gives us as our final answer.
Final answer
D