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(x-2)(3x) + (2x-1) (x+4) = (5x-1) (x+1)?

Expanding in order to combine Like terms:

(x-2)(3x) + (2x-1)(x+4) = (5x-1)(x+1)

 3x^2-6x  + 2x^2+7x-4   = 5x^2+4x-1

        x -4 = 4x -1      |subtracting 5x^2 from both sides of the Eq

           -3 = 3x

           -1 = x

     

Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 when you substitute -1 for x, you get the following:





original equation:





(x-2)*(3x) + (2x-1)*(x+4) = (5x-1)*(x+1)





when you replace x with -1:





(x-2)*(3x) becomes -3*-3 which equals 9

(2x-1)*(x+4) becomes -3*3 which equals -9

(5x-1)*(x+1) becomes -6*0 which equals 0





the equation becomes:



9 - 9 = 0 which becomes 0 = 0 which is true.





they are equal because when you substitute (-1) for x, the equation becomes 0 = 0 which is true.





 

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