document.write( "Question 253340: i need help in this homework because i am taking geometry and i forget about algebra if u can help me please what are the steps in the solution for this given equation?\r
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i need help in this homework because i am taking geometry and i forget about algebra if u can help me please what are the steps in the solution for this given equation?
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document.write( "5(4+x)=32-x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the distributive principle, to remove the parentheses,\r\n" );
document.write( "multiply the 5 by the 4 and then multiply the 5 by the x \r\n" );
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document.write( "20+5x=32-x\r\n" );
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document.write( "To get rid of the -x on the right, add +x to both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "20+5x+x=32-x+x\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the left, combine the +5x and the +x and get +6x.\r\n" );
document.write( "On the right, combine the -x and the +x and get 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "20+6x=32+0\r\n" );
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document.write( "add 32 and 0 and get 32\r\n" );
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document.write( "20+6x=32\r\n" );
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document.write( "They could have put in this step \r\n" );
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document.write( "20+6x-20=32-20,\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add -20 to both sides (or you could say \"subtract 20 from both sides\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "They could have put in this step \r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the commutative principle on the left to swap two terms\r\n" );
document.write( "and combine terms on the right.\r\n" );
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document.write( "20-20+6x=12\r\n" );
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document.write( "They could have put in this step\r\n" );
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document.write( "20-20=0\r\n" );
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document.write( "0+6x=12  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Then they could have put in this step:\r\n" );
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document.write( "adding 0 to anything gives that same thing\r\n" );
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document.write( "6x=12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 6's on the left. Divide 12 by 6 on the right\r\n" );
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document.write( "x=2\r\n" );
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