SOLUTION: (1-x)/2 = 7
2[1-x)/2 = 7]2
2-2x = 14
-2x = 12
x = -6
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Question 219424: (1-x)/2 = 7
2[1-x)/2 = 7]2
2-2x = 14
-2x = 12
x = -6
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No! In your second step the 2 divides out on the left side of the equation!
It should look like this:
(1-x)/2 = 7
2[(1-x)/2] = 7*2
1-x = 14
-x = 13
x = -13
Check your answer:
R^2
Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
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