a: \(\Leftrightarrow\dfrac{1}{x+2}-\dfrac{1}{x+5}+\dfrac{1}{x+5}-\dfrac{1}{x+10}+\dfrac{1}{x+10}-\dfrac{1}{x+17}=\dfrac{x}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+17\right)}\)
=>\(\dfrac{x+17-x-2}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+17\right)}=\dfrac{x}{\left(x+2\right)\left(x+17\right)}\)
=>x=15
b: \(\Leftrightarrow-\dfrac{1}{x-1}+\dfrac{1}{x-3}-\dfrac{1}{x-3}+\dfrac{1}{x-8}-\dfrac{1}{x-8}+\dfrac{1}{x-20}-\dfrac{1}{x-20}=\dfrac{-3}{4}\)
=>1/x-1=3/4
=>x-1=4/3
=>x=7/3