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Solve the equation: n + 3P² = 2(n + 2P²). What is the value of n?

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Final answer:

To solve for n in the equation n + 3P² = 2(n + 2P²), we isolate n to find that the value of n is -P².

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the equation n + 3P² = 2(n + 2P²), let's simplify and isolate the variable n. Start by expanding the right side of the equation.

1. n + 3P² = 2n + 4P²

Subtract n from both sides to get the variable n on one side and subtract 3P² from both sides to get the term with P on the other side:

2. n + 3P² - n - 3P² = 2n + 4P² - n - 3P²

Which simplifies to:

3. 0 = n + P²

Now subtract P² from both sides:

4. -P² = n

So the value of n in terms of P is n = -P².

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