SOLUTION: given:4(x+2)-3=17 Prove:x=3

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Question 221835: given:4(x+2)-3=17
Prove:x=3
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=3.
  • Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
  • Text form: 4*(x+2)-3=17 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-17+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Removed extra sign in front of -20
It becomes .
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Expanded term 4 by using associative property on %28x%2B2%29
It becomes .
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Multiplied numerator integers
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Removed extra sign in front of -12
It becomes .
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+4%2Ax-12=0+%29 equivalent to 4*x-12 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=3.

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