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Algebra Difficulty 2.8 Junior Find the answer

If the fraction x2x3\frac{{x-2}}{{x-3}} is meaningful, then the condition that xx should satisfy is:

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Solution

To ensure the fraction x2x3\frac{{x-2}}{{x-3}} is meaningful, the denominator must not be equal to zero. Thus, we set the denominator not equal to zero and solve for xx:

1. Start with the condition for the denominator: x30x-3 \neq 0.
2. Solving this inequality gives us the condition for xx: x3x \neq 3.

Therefore, the condition that xx should satisfy to make the fraction meaningful is x3x \neq 3.

So, the correct answer is C\boxed{C}.

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