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Here is the problem: x/(x minus 2) equals 3.

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A linear equation in x: isolate x using inverse operations.

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Start with the equation.

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Multiply both sides by x minus 2 to clear the fractions. This is only valid where x minus 2 not equal to 0, so any value that makes it zero is excluded at the end.

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Isolate x.

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Now look at the graph of the left side minus the right side.

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It crosses zero exactly at the solutions we found.

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So the answer is x equals 3.

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Doing the same operation to both sides keeps the equation balanced. Undoing addition, then multiplication, leaves x alone.

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x equals 3: left side equals 3, right side equals 3, which checks out.