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x=-3/2 or A = 5
A(2x+3) = 9x +15 +x
2Ax +3A = 10x +15
2Ax-10x = 15-3A
x(2A-10) = 15-3A
x = (15-3A)/(2A-10)
x = 3(5-A)/2(A-5)
x = -(3/2)(A-5)/(A-5)
x = -3/2
check the answer
replace x with -3/2 in the original equation
A(2x+3) = 9x +15 +x
A(2(-3/2)+3) = 9(-3/2) +15 -3/2
A(-3+3) = -27/2 +15 -3/2
A(0) = -30/2 +15
0 = -15 +15
0 = 0
Or
A(2x+3) = 9x +15 +x = 10x+15 = 5(2x+3)
A(2x+3) = 5(2x+3) divide both sides by 2x+3
A=5
If A=5, x = any number
if x=-3/2, A = any number
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