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Hi, so I know the answer to this problem (now that I got it wrong) but I'm not quite sure why I was wrong, help?

Hi, so I know the answer to this problem (now that I got it wrong) but I'm not quite-example-1
User Martin Andersson
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2x² + 2x + ? = x

⇒ ? = x - 2x² - 2x

⇒ ? = -2x² - x

Your answer is incorrect because 2x² - x² would mean x² is part of the answer, which is clearly incorrect.

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