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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Get rid of the parenthesis by distributing the negative (=-1) and combine line terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. ANSWER. The solution is x=8.\r
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