We are given the following equation and asked to solve for $x$: $$ \frac{3}{x-m} - \frac{2}{x+m} = \frac{3x-7m}{x^2 - m^2} $$
2025/5/25
1. Problem Description
We are given the following equation and asked to solve for :
2. Solution Steps
First, we note that . Thus, the common denominator for the left-hand side is also .
We rewrite the left-hand side with the common denominator:
Now, we have the equation:
If , then we can multiply both sides by , giving us:
Now we solve for :
Since we multiplied by , we need to check if makes the denominator .
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If , then , but the original equation becomes , which simplifies to . This implies , which is false. Therefore, .
Thus, if , then is a solution.