SOLUTION: Show the equation x+2/x-3 = x+4/2x+3 has no real roots

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Question 1123234: Show the equation x+2/x-3 = x+4/2x+3 has no real roots
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Cross-multiply
(x+2)(2x+3)=(x-3)(x+4)
2x^2+7x+6=x^2+x-12
x^2+6x+18=0
the discriminant is 36-72=-36, so no real roots