SOLUTION: i need help on the following problem..... 1/2*(4x-8)=2(x+3) I cant remember how you find X !!! Thankyou

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Question 7273: i need help on the following problem.....
1/2*(4x-8)=2(x+3)
I cant remember how you find X !!!
Thankyou

Answer by ichudov(507)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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  • Graphical form: simplifies to
  • Text form: 1/2*(4x-8)=2*(x+3) simplifies to -10=0
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Look at .
Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1+%29
It becomes .

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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-2%2A%28x%2B3%29+%29
It becomes .

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Expanded term 1%2F2 by using associative property on %284%2Ax-8%29
It becomes .

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Factors 4 and 2 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 2. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .

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Multiplied numerator integers
It becomes .

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Factors 8 and 2 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 2. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .

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Multiplied numerator integers
It becomes .

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Moved -4%2F1 to the right of expression
It becomes .

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Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
It becomes .

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Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
It becomes .

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Expanded term -2 by using associative property on %28x%2B3%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 -10
It becomes .

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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+2%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+-2%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%282-2%29%2Ax+%29
It becomes .

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Since highlight_red%28+%282-2%29%2Ax+%29 has zero as a factor, it should be replaced with a zero

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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .

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Remove extraneous zero highlight_red%28+0+%29
It becomes .
Result:

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Done!


As you can see, 10=0 is an impossible equation.

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