(2x-5)/(x+1)=5

Solution for (2x-5)/(x+1)=5 equation:

(2x-5)/(x+1)=5

We move all terms to the left:

(2x-5)/(x+1)-(5)=0


Domain of the equation: (x+1)!=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

x!=-1

x∈R


We multiply all the terms by the denominator


(2x-5)-5*(x+1)=0

We multiply parentheses

(2x-5)-5x-5=0

We get rid of parentheses

2x-5x-5-5=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-3x-10=0

We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right

-3x=10

x=10/-3

x=-3+1/3