SOLUTION: Problem is: (3x)/(x+3) = 9 -(9)/(x+3)

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Question 870066: Problem is:
(3x)/(x+3) = 9 -(9)/(x+3)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%283x%29%2F%28x%2B3%29+=+9-%289%29%2F%28x%2B3%29
Multiply both sides by x%2B3(assuming x%3C%3E3)
3x=9%28x%2B3%29-9
3x=9x%2B27-9
-6x=18
x=-3
Since this was a stipulation in the original simplification, there is no solution.