SOLUTION: x/(x-3)=(2x+5)/(x+1)

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Question 620152: x/(x-3)=(2x+5)/(x+1)
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  x(x+1) = (2x+5)(x-3)

 x^2 + x = 2x^2 -x - 15

       0 = x^2 - 2x - 15

          (x-5)(x+3) = 0   x = -3  or x = 5