SOLUTION: x=3/x+2

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Question 619647: x=3/x+2
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x=3/(x+2)

x(x+2)=3

x^2+2x=3

x^2+2x-3=0

(x-1)(x+3)=0

x-1=0 or x+3=0

x=1 or x=-3

So the solutions are x=1 or x=-3