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Simplify the following:

(x+2x3)(x2x3)\Big(x + \dfrac{2}{x} - 3\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{2}{x} - 3\Big)

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(x+2x3)(x2x3)\Big(x + \dfrac{2}{x} - 3\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{2}{x} - 3\Big) \\[1em]

Let (x - 3) = a

Then, the given expression = (a+2x)(a2x)=(a)2(2x)2=a24x2=(x3)24x2=x22(x)(3)+324x2x26x+94x2\Big(a+\dfrac{2}{x}\Big)\Big(a-\dfrac{2}{x}\Big) = \Big(a\Big)^2 - \Big(\dfrac{2}{x}\Big)^2 \\[1em] = a^2 - \dfrac{4}{x^2} = (x-3)^2 - \dfrac{4}{x^2} = x^2 -2(x)(3) + 3^2 - \dfrac{4}{x^2} \\[1em] x^2 - 6x + 9 - \dfrac{4}{x^2}

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