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10\left(x^{2}-5x+6\right)=a\left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)
Variable a cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by 20a\left(x-3\right), the least common multiple of 2ax-6a,20.
10x^{2}-50x+60=a\left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 10 by x^{2}-5x+6.
10x^{2}-50x+60=\left(ax-3a\right)\left(x-2\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply a by x-3.
10x^{2}-50x+60=ax^{2}-5ax+6a
Use the distributive property to multiply ax-3a by x-2 and combine like terms.
ax^{2}-5ax+6a=10x^{2}-50x+60
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
\left(x^{2}-5x+6\right)a=10x^{2}-50x+60
Combine all terms containing a.
\frac{\left(x^{2}-5x+6\right)a}{x^{2}-5x+6}=\frac{10\left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)}{x^{2}-5x+6}
Divide both sides by x^{2}-5x+6.
a=\frac{10\left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)}{x^{2}-5x+6}
Dividing by x^{2}-5x+6 undoes the multiplication by x^{2}-5x+6.
a=10
Divide 10\left(-3+x\right)\left(-2+x\right) by x^{2}-5x+6.