document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94254>Question 94254</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  2(x-3)+2=-4<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 #68633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2(x - 3) + 2= -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the distributed multiplication first ... that is multiply the 2 times each of the terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inside the parentheses. This makes the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 6 + 2 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the two numbers on the left side ... - 6 and + 2 to get -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 4 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now get rid of the -4 on the left side by adding +4 to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, solve for x by dividing both sides by 2 and the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0/2 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer to this problem is that x has to equal zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's check this answer by returning to the original given equation and substituting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "zero for x to see if the equation is equal on both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2(x - 3) + 2= -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 0 for x and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(0 - 3) + 2 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that inside the parentheses 0 - 3 is just - 3. This makes the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(-3) + 2 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 2 times the -3 to get -6:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6 + 2 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and when you combine the two numbers on the left side, you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4 = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is true, so the answer of x = 0 is correct. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem a little better.<BR>\n" );
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