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Solve the following equation:

2xx3+12x+3+3x+9(x3)(2x+3)=0; x3,x32

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fraction numerator 2 x over denominator x minus 3 end fraction plus fraction numerator 1 over denominator 2 x plus 3 end fraction plus fraction numerator 3 x plus 9 over denominator left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis end fraction equals 0 fraction numerator 2 x up diagonal strike left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis end strike left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis over denominator up diagonal strike x minus 3 end strike end fraction plus fraction numerator left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis up diagonal strike left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis end strike over denominator up diagonal strike left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis end strike end fraction plus fraction numerator up diagonal strike left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis end strike left parenthesis 3 x plus 9 right parenthesis over denominator up diagonal strike left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis end strike end fraction equals 0 2 x left parenthesis 2 x plus 3 right parenthesis plus left parenthesis x minus 3 right parenthesis plus left parenthesis 3 x plus 9 right parenthesis equals 0 4 x squared plus 6 x plus x minus 3 plus 3 x plus 9 equals 0 4 x squared plus 10 x plus 6 equals 0 h e r e comma space a equals 4 comma space b equals 10 comma space c equals 6 x equals fraction numerator negative b plus-or-minus square root of b squared minus 4 a c end root over denominator 2 a end fraction space space equals fraction numerator negative 10 plus-or-minus square root of 10 squared minus 4 cross times 4 cross times 6 end root over denominator 2 cross times 4 end fraction space space equals fraction numerator negative 10 plus-or-minus square root of 100 minus 96 end root over denominator 8 end fraction space space equals fraction numerator negative 10 plus-or-minus square root of 4 over denominator 8 end fraction space space equals fraction numerator negative 10 plus-or-minus 2 over denominator 8 end fraction x equals fraction numerator negative 10 plus 2 over denominator 8 end fraction space space space space space space space o r space space space x equals fraction numerator negative 10 minus 2 over denominator 8 end fraction bold space bold italic x bold space bold equals bold minus bold 1 space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space o r space space space space x equals negative 3 over 2 space left parenthesis space n e g l e c t e d space a s space p e r space q u e s t i o n space left square bracket space x not equal to negative fraction numerator begin display style 3 end style over denominator begin display style 2 end style end fraction space right square bracket space right parenthesis space

Hence, x = -1


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