SOLUTION: Could you please help me solve this equation? -3x - 12 = 2x + 8

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Question 6638: Could you please help me solve this equation?
-3x - 12 = 2x + 8

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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=-4.
  • Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
  • Text form: -3x-12=2x+8 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION


Look at .
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-2%2Ax+%29,highlight_green%28+-8+%29
It becomes .

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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .

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Moved -20 to the right of expression
It becomes .

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Removed extra sign in front of -20
It becomes .

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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+-3%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+-2%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%28-3-2%29%2Ax+%29
It becomes .

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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .

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Removed extra sign in front of -5
It becomes .

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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+5+%29
It becomes .

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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+-5%2Ax-20=0+%29 equivalent to -5*x-20 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=-4.

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