Find the solutions to the equation x-5/x= 4.

• if its (x-5)/x=4 then,
  x-5=4x
  -5=3x
  x=-5/3
  
  and if its x-5/x=4 then,
  x^2-5=4x
  x^2-4x-5=0
  x^2-5x+x-5=0
  x(x-5)+1(x-5)=0
  (x+1)(x-5)=0
  x+1=0 or x-5=0
  x=-1 0r x=5
  we get two solutions
  
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