document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448235>Question 448235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solvethis problem: complete the following proof.   Given: 2x+5=11 prove: x=3 Proof:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #308467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=308467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Relying upon the axioms of arithmetic (e.g. a = b implies a + c = b + c, or a/c = b/c), we can find x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 5 - 5 = 11 - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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