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algebra senior

Problem

Find the real roots of Enter the real roots, separated by commas.
Solution
Multiplying out each numerator and denominator, we get We can write this as Hence, This simplifies to Let Then Multiplying everything by we get This simplifies to so Then or By the quadratic formula, (Since the denominators are nonzero for these values, we know that they are not extraneous.)
Final answer
1 \pm \sqrt{19}