Solve for \( x \). If there is more than one solution, separate the solutions with a comma. \( \frac{2}{x+4}+\frac{x}{x+6}=\frac{-3 x-8}{x^{2}+10 x+24} \) \( x=\square \) Next Question \( \gg \)
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To solve for \( x \), first, notice that the denominator on the right-hand side can be factored, as \( x^{2} + 10x + 24 = (x + 4)(x + 6) \). The equation can thus be rewritten as: \[ \frac{2}{x+4} + \frac{x}{x+6} = \frac{-3x - 8}{(x + 4)(x + 6)} \] Next, multiply through by \( (x + 4)(x + 6) \) to eliminate the fractions: \[ 2(x + 6) + x(x + 4) = -3x - 8 \] Expanding both sides gives: \[ 2x + 12 + x^2 + 4x = -3x - 8 \] Combining and rearranging terms leads to: \[ x^2 + 9x + 20 = 0 \] Factoring the quadratic: \[ (x + 4)(x + 5) = 0 \] The solutions for \( x \) are: \[ x = -4, -5 \] So, \( x = \square \) And the solutions are \( -4, -5 \).
