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Can you show steps on how to do 2 – 8x = -22 ? Thank you!

User Mcktimo
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Answer:

x squared = 8x

Explanation:

Move

8

x

to the left side of the equation by subtracting it from both sides.

x

2

8

x

=

0

Factor

x

out of

x

2

8

x

.

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x

(

x

8

)

=

0

If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to

0

, the entire expression will be equal to

0

.

x

=

0

x

8

=

0

Set the first factor equal to

0

.

x

=

0

Set the next factor equal to

0

and solve.

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x

=

8

The final solution is all the values that make

x

(

x

8

)

=

0

true.

x

=

0

,

8

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