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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-7+%281-8x%29%2B2=-5-x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "step 1: multiply $\"-7+%281-8x%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-7%2A1-7%28-8x%29%2B2=-5-x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-7%2B56x%2B2=-5-x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "step 2: add $\"-7\"$ and $\"2\"$ (it gives you $\"-5\"$ ), and $\"x\"$ to both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5%2B56x%2Bx=-5-x%2Bx\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5%2B57x=-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "step 3: add $\"5\"$ to both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5%2B5%2B57x=-5%2B5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"0%2B57x=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"57x=0\"$ it is true only if\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=0\"$ \r
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