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When was his mistake and what are the correct solutions?

When was his mistake and what are the correct solutions?-example-1
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Answer:

Step 2 is incorrect.

The correct solutions are x = -1, x = 5.

Explanation:

In going from step 1 to step 2, we have factored out 2 from the terms on the left-hand side. however, not every term has been factored out because -8x remains the same.

Therefore t

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