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72:(x-3)-72:(x+3)=2 equation

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  72      72     
----- - ----- = 2
x - 3   x + 3    
$$- \frac{72}{x + 3} + \frac{72}{x - 3} = 2$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$- \frac{72}{x + 3} + \frac{72}{x - 3} = 2$$
Multiply the equation sides by the denominators:
-3 + x and 3 + x
we get:
$$\left(x - 3\right) \left(- \frac{72}{x + 3} + \frac{72}{x - 3}\right) = 2 x - 6$$
$$\frac{432}{x + 3} = 2 x - 6$$
$$\frac{432}{x + 3} \left(x + 3\right) = \left(x + 3\right) \left(2 x - 6\right)$$
$$432 = 2 x^{2} - 18$$
Move right part of the equation to
left part with negative sign.

The equation is transformed from
$$432 = 2 x^{2} - 18$$
to
$$450 - 2 x^{2} = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$x_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = -2$$
$$b = 0$$
$$c = 450$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(0)^2 - 4 * (-2) * (450) = 3600

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
x1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

x2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$x_{1} = -15$$
$$x_{2} = 15$$
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Rapid solution [src]
x1 = -15
$$x_{1} = -15$$
x2 = 15
$$x_{2} = 15$$
x2 = 15
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
-15 + 15
$$-15 + 15$$
=
0
$$0$$
product
-15*15
$$- 225$$
=
-225
$$-225$$
-225
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 15.0
x2 = -15.0
x2 = -15.0