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Question 75337
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root of 2x+8=x
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2x+8=x
2x-x+8=x-x [isolate the x]
x+8=0
x+8-8=-8
x=-8
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check by plugging x=-8 back into the original equation
2x+8=x
2(-8)+8=(-8)
-16-8=-8
-8=-8 [checks out]
