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The equation is $\"\"$ .

The LCD for the term is $\"\"$ .

Solve the equation.

$\"\"$ (Original equation)

$\"\"$ (Multiply by LCD numerator & denominator on LHS)

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Divide common factors)

$\"\"$ (Factors)

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

The solution of the equation is all real numbers except the excluded values.

The solution is all real numbers except $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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The solution is all real numbers except $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .