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\left(a-2\right)\left(ax-1\right)-\left(-\left(3+a\right)\left(x-1\right)\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(a-2\right)\left(a+3\right), the least common multiple of a+3,2-a,a^{2}+a-6.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-\left(3+a\right)\left(x-1\right)\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply a-2 by ax-1.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-3-a\right)\left(x-1\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -1 by 3+a.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-3x+3-ax+a\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3-a by x-1.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2+3x-3+ax-a=3\left(x-1\right)
To find the opposite of -3x+3-ax+a, find the opposite of each term.
xa^{2}-a-2ax-1+3x+ax-a=3\left(x-1\right)
Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.
xa^{2}-a-ax-1+3x-a=3\left(x-1\right)
Combine -2ax and ax to get -ax.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x=3\left(x-1\right)
Combine -a and -a to get -2a.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x=3x-3
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-1.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x-3x=-3
Subtract 3x from both sides.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1=-3
Combine 3x and -3x to get 0.
xa^{2}-ax-1=-3+2a
Add 2a to both sides.
xa^{2}-ax=-3+2a+1
Add 1 to both sides.
xa^{2}-ax=-2+2a
Add -3 and 1 to get -2.
\left(a^{2}-a\right)x=-2+2a
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(a^{2}-a\right)x=2a-2
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(a^{2}-a\right)x}{a^{2}-a}=\frac{2a-2}{a^{2}-a}
Divide both sides by a^{2}-a.
x=\frac{2a-2}{a^{2}-a}
Dividing by a^{2}-a undoes the multiplication by a^{2}-a.
x=\frac{2}{a}
Divide -2+2a by a^{2}-a.
\left(a-2\right)\left(ax-1\right)-\left(-\left(3+a\right)\left(x-1\right)\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(a-2\right)\left(a+3\right), the least common multiple of a+3,2-a,a^{2}+a-6.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-\left(3+a\right)\left(x-1\right)\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply a-2 by ax-1.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-3-a\right)\left(x-1\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -1 by 3+a.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2-\left(-3x+3-ax+a\right)=3\left(x-1\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply -3-a by x-1.
xa^{2}-a-2ax+2+3x-3+ax-a=3\left(x-1\right)
To find the opposite of -3x+3-ax+a, find the opposite of each term.
xa^{2}-a-2ax-1+3x+ax-a=3\left(x-1\right)
Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.
xa^{2}-a-ax-1+3x-a=3\left(x-1\right)
Combine -2ax and ax to get -ax.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x=3\left(x-1\right)
Combine -a and -a to get -2a.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x=3x-3
Use the distributive property to multiply 3 by x-1.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1+3x-3x=-3
Subtract 3x from both sides.
xa^{2}-2a-ax-1=-3
Combine 3x and -3x to get 0.
xa^{2}-ax-1=-3+2a
Add 2a to both sides.
xa^{2}-ax=-3+2a+1
Add 1 to both sides.
xa^{2}-ax=-2+2a
Add -3 and 1 to get -2.
\left(a^{2}-a\right)x=-2+2a
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(a^{2}-a\right)x=2a-2
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(a^{2}-a\right)x}{a^{2}-a}=\frac{2a-2}{a^{2}-a}
Divide both sides by a^{2}-a.
x=\frac{2a-2}{a^{2}-a}
Dividing by a^{2}-a undoes the multiplication by a^{2}-a.
x=\frac{2}{a}
Divide -2+2a by a^{2}-a.