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Solve for 1/x(x-3)=2/x-3+3/x

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To solve for 1/x(x-3) = 2/(x-3) + 3/x, we can simplify and rearrange the terms on the right side:

1/x(x-3) = 2/(x-3) + 3/x

Multiplying both sides by x(x-3):

1 = 2x + 3x(x-3)/x

Expanding the right side:

1 = 2x + 3x^2 - 9x/x

Cancelling x from the right side:

1 = 2x + 3x^2 - 9

Dividing both sides by x^2:

1/x^2 = 2/x + 3 - 9/x^2

Rearranging the terms:

1/x^2 - 9/x^2 = 2/x + 3

Isolating the x terms:

-8/x^2 = 2/x + 3

Multiplying both sides by x^2:

-8 = 2x + 3x^2

Expanding the right side:

-8 = 2x + 3x^2

Rearranging the terms:

3x^2 + 2x + 8 = 0

This is a quadratic equation and can be solved using the quadratic formula or factoring. The solutions are the values of x that make the equation equal to zero.

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