Question

Solve. Check your answer.

1. ((1)/(x)) = ((2)/(x^2))

A: x = 2

Answer 1

You can go overboard with the parentheses. In this case, there's no confusion if you just write

1/x = 2/x^2
so,
x/x^2 = 2/x^2
x = 2

check:
1/2 = 2/4 yes