Solve 6 over x minus 3 equals 3 over x for x and determine if the solution is extraneous or not

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Natali5045456 [20]3 years ago

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Answer:

This is the equation that I interpreted:

6/(x) - 3 = 3/(x)

I have never worked with determining extraneous equations before, so I cannot answer the second part.

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