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Solve the following equation by factorisation:

x+2x+3=2x33x7\dfrac{x + 2}{x + 3} = \dfrac{2x - 3}{3x - 7}

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x+2x+3=2x33x7(x+2)×(3x7)=(2x3)×(x+3)3x27x+6x14=2x2+6x3x93x2x14=2x2+3x93x22x2x3x14+9=0x24x5=0 (Writing as ax2+bx+c=0)x25x+x5=0x(x5)+1(x5)=0(x5)(x+1)=0 (Factorising left side) x5=0 or x+1=0 (Zero-product rule) x=5 or x=1\dfrac{x + 2}{x + 3} = \dfrac{2x - 3}{3x - 7} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (x + 2) \times (3x - 7) = (2x - 3) \times (x + 3) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3x^2 - 7x + 6x - 14 = 2x^2 + 6x - 3x - 9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3x^2 - x - 14 = 2x^2 + 3x - 9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3x^2 - 2x^2 - x - 3x - 14 + 9 = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0 \text{ (Writing as } ax^2 + bx + c = 0) \\[1em] \Rightarrow x^2 - 5x + x - 5 = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x(x - 5) + 1(x - 5) = 0 \\[1em] \Rightarrow (x - 5)(x + 1) = 0 \text{ (Factorising left side) } \\[1em] \Rightarrow x - 5 = 0 \text{ or } x + 1 = 0 \text{ (Zero-product rule) } \\[1em] x = 5 \text{ or } x = -1 \\[1em]

Hence, the roots of given equation are -1, 5.

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