Solve the equation. (The answer might be “no solution” or “all real numbers”.)
To clear fractions in an equation, we multiply each term by a common denominator. For this problem, a common denominator is .
The solution to this equation is . To stress that this is a value assigned to , some report . We can also say that the solution set is , or that . If we substitute in for in the original equation , the equation will be true. Please check this on your own; it is an important habit.