SOLUTION: How do you solve this rational equation?: (2x-5/x-3) - 2 = (3/x+3) Thank you for your help, I just can't figure out the LCM. I thought it was (x + 3) which gave me x = 2, but wh

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Question 1015909: How do you solve this rational equation?:
(2x-5/x-3) - 2 = (3/x+3)
Thank you for your help, I just can't figure out the LCM. I thought it was (x + 3) which gave me x = 2, but when I checked the work it seems I was wrong.

Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, macston:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply both sides by .






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True, good solution.

Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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