SOLUTION: solve 8x-(2x+6)12 the solution is x=?

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Question 223818: solve 8x-(2x+6)12
the solution is x=?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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Is the 12 a multiplier, or a power, or should it be ^2?
If it's a multiplier then:
8x-(2x+6)12
8x-24x-72
-16x-72
x=-72/-16
x=9/2 ans.
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If it's a ^2 then:
8x-(2x+6)^2
8x-(x^2+24x+36)
-x^2-24x+8x-36
-x^2-16x-36
x^2+16x+36 ans.