Solve for \( w \). \[ \frac{w-2}{w+1}+1=\frac{w-2}{w+2} \] If there is more than one solution, separate them with commas. If there is no solution, click on "No solution".
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To solve the equation \[ \frac{w-2}{w+1}+1=\frac{w-2}{w+2}, \] we first combine the left-hand side: \[ \frac{w-2}{w+1} + \frac{w+1}{w+1} = \frac{(w-2) + (w+1)}{w+1} = \frac{2w - 1}{w + 1}. \] So the equation now looks like: \[ \frac{2w - 1}{w + 1} = \frac{w - 2}{w + 2}. \] Next, we can cross-multiply to eliminate the fractions: \[ (2w - 1)(w + 2) = (w - 2)(w + 1). \] Expanding both sides gives: \[ 2w^2 + 4w - w - 2 = w^2 + w - 2w - 2. \] \[ 2w^2 + 3w - 2 = w^2 - w - 2. \] Now, let's bring all terms to one side of the equation: \[ 2w^2 + 3w - 2 - w^2 + w + 2 = 0. \] \[ w^2 + 4w = 0. \] Factoring out \( w \): \[ w(w + 4) = 0. \] Thus, we have two solutions: \[ w = 0 \quad \text{or} \quad w = -4. \] This means the solutions to the equation are: \[ \boxed{0, -4}. \]
