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u+3+6=\left(u-3\right)\times 3
Variable u cannot be equal to any of the values -3,3 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(u-3\right)\left(u+3\right), the least common multiple of u-3,u^{2}-9,u+3.
u+9=\left(u-3\right)\times 3
Add 3 and 6 to get 9.
u+9=3u-9
Use the distributive property to multiply u-3 by 3.
u+9-3u=-9
Subtract 3u from both sides.
-2u+9=-9
Combine u and -3u to get -2u.
-2u=-9-9
Subtract 9 from both sides.
-2u=-18
Subtract 9 from -9 to get -18.
u=\frac{-18}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2.
u=9
Divide -18 by -2 to get 9.