SOLUTION: 15/x-15/(x-2)=-2

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15/X-15/(X-2)=-2 NOW COMBINE THE FRACTIONS BY FINDING A COMMON DENOMINATOR:
[15(X-2)-15X]/X(X-2)=-2
[15X-30-15X]/[X^2-2X]=-2
-30/X^2-2X=-2 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY:
-2(X^2-2X)=-30
-2X^2+4X+30=0
(-2X-6)(X-5)=0
-2X-6=0
-2X=6
X=6/-3
X=-3 ANSWER.
X-5=0
X=5 ANSWER.