解: (2)解方程$x^{2}-5x - 6 = 0,$
因式分解得$(x + 1)(x - 6)=0,$
则$x + 1 = 0$或$x - 6 = 0,$
解得$x_{1}=-1,$$x_{2}=6,$
所以$x_{1}※x_{2}=(-1)※6=6^{2}-(-1)\times6=42。$
(3)因为$x※2$与$3※x$的值相等,所以分类讨论如下:
①当$x\lt2$时,可得$2^{2}-2x=3x - x^{2},$
即$x^{2}-5x + 4 = 0,$
因式分解得$(x - 1)(x - 4)=0,$
解得$x_{1}=1,$$x_{2}=4$(舍去);
②当$2\leqslant x\leqslant3$时,可得$2x - 2^{2}=3x - x^{2},$
即$x^{2}-x - 4 = 0,$
其中$a = 1,$$b = -1,$$c = -4,$
$\Delta=b^{2}-4ac=(-1)^{2}-4\times1\times(-4)=1 + 16 = 17,$
$x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{1\pm\sqrt{17}}{2},$
解得$x_{1}=\frac{1+\sqrt{17}}{2},$$x_{2}=\frac{1-\sqrt{17}}{2}$(舍去);
③当$x\gt3$时,可得$2x - 2^{2}=x^{2}-3x,$
即$x^{2}-5x + 4 = 0,$
因式分解得$(x - 1)(x - 4)=0,$
解得$x_{1}=1$(舍去),$x_{2}=4。$
综上所述,$x$的值为$1$或$\frac{1+\sqrt{17}}{2}$或$4。$