Answer:
x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
-2/ ( x * (x+2)) = ( x+3) / ( x+2)
Using cross products
-2 ( x+2) = ( x+3) x* (x+2)
Divide each side by (x+2) This means x cannot equal -2 because we are dividing by 0
-2 = x ( x+3)
Distribute
-2 = x^2 +3x
Add 2 to each side
0 = x^2 + 3x+2
Factor
0 = ( x+2) (x+1)
Using the zero product property
x+2 = 0 x+1 = 0
x = -2 x = -1
But above we said x cannot equal -2
so x = -1
