Question

-8x – 14 = 7(-2 - 4x) + 4x
what is

Answer 1

x = 0

Explanation:

`-8x-14=7(-2-4x)+4x\qquad\text{use the diastributive property}:\ a(b+c)=ab+ac\\\\-8x-14=(7)(-2)+(7)(-4x)+4x\\\\-8x-14=-14-28x+4x\qquad\text{add 14 to both sides}\\\\-8x-14+14=-14+14-24x\\\\-8x=-24x\qquad\text{add}\ 24x\ \text{to both sides}\\\\-8x+24x=-24x+24x\\\\16x=0\qquad\text{divdie btoh sides by 16}\\\\(16x)/(16)=(0)/(16)\\\\x=0`