
Steve S. answered 02/09/14
Tutoring in Precalculus, Trig, and Differential Calculus
-8/(3z-1) + 9/(3z+1) = 5/(9z^2-1)
-8/(3z-1) + 9/(3z+1) = 5/((3z-1)(3z+1))
-8/(3z-1) + 9/(3z+1) = 5/((3z-1)(3z+1))
Multiply both sides by (3z-1)(3z+1):
-8(3z+1) +9(3z-1) = 5
-24z - 8 + 27z - 9 = 5
3z = 22
z = 22/3

Jeremy T.
02/09/14