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\left(x+2\right)\left(x-1\right)=2x^{2}+2+\left(x-2\right)\left(3-x\right)
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values -2,2 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x-2\right)\left(x+2\right), the least common multiple of x-2,x^{2}-4,x+2.
x^{2}+x-2=2x^{2}+2+\left(x-2\right)\left(3-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply x+2 by x-1 and combine like terms.
x^{2}+x-2=2x^{2}+2+5x-x^{2}-6
Use the distributive property to multiply x-2 by 3-x and combine like terms.
x^{2}+x-2=x^{2}+2+5x-6
Combine 2x^{2} and -x^{2} to get x^{2}.
x^{2}+x-2=x^{2}-4+5x
Subtract 6 from 2 to get -4.
x^{2}+x-2-x^{2}=-4+5x
Subtract x^{2} from both sides.
x-2=-4+5x
Combine x^{2} and -x^{2} to get 0.
x-2-5x=-4
Subtract 5x from both sides.
-4x-2=-4
Combine x and -5x to get -4x.
-4x=-4+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-4x=-2
Add -4 and 2 to get -2.
x=\frac{-2}{-4}
Divide both sides by -4.
x=\frac{1}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{-4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.