A student solves the following equation and determines that the solution is -2 . Is the student correct? Explain. \( \frac{3}{a+2}-\frac{6 a}{a^{2}-4}=\frac{1}{a-2} \)
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To check if the student’s solution of \( a = -2 \) is correct, we’ll first substitute \( -2 \) into the original equation. Notice that \( a^2 - 4 = (-2)^2 - 4 = 0 \), which makes the denominator of the second term undefined. Since we cannot have a denominator of zero, \( a = -2 \) is not a valid solution. The student is incorrect! Now, let’s find the correct solutions. First, we can simplify the equation. The equation can be rewritten as: \[ \frac{3}{a + 2} - \frac{6a}{(a - 2)(a + 2)} = \frac{1}{a - 2} \]. By finding a common denominator and integrating the expressions step by step, we can find the valid values for \( a \) that satisfy the equation without leading to undefined expressions.