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\left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right)+\left(x-2\right)\left(x-3\right)=2x^{2}
Variable x cannot be equal to any of the values 2,3 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x-3\right)\left(x-2\right), the least common multiple of x-2,x-3,x^{2}-5x+6.
x^{2}-5x+6+\left(x-2\right)\left(x-3\right)=2x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply x-3 by x-2 and combine like terms.
x^{2}-5x+6+x^{2}-5x+6=2x^{2}
Use the distributive property to multiply x-2 by x-3 and combine like terms.
2x^{2}-5x+6-5x+6=2x^{2}
Combine x^{2} and x^{2} to get 2x^{2}.
2x^{2}-10x+6+6=2x^{2}
Combine -5x and -5x to get -10x.
2x^{2}-10x+12=2x^{2}
Add 6 and 6 to get 12.
2x^{2}-10x+12-2x^{2}=0
Subtract 2x^{2} from both sides.
-10x+12=0
Combine 2x^{2} and -2x^{2} to get 0.
-10x=-12
Subtract 12 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-12}{-10}
Divide both sides by -10.
x=\frac{6}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-12}{-10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.