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Question 675305: hi how can i do these
-2x=2
6x=10
questions like that??
thankyou
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of it as "undoing" the variable.
Since it is -2 * x, undo the multiplication by its opposite, division.
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Isolate the x, in these cases by dividing by the coefficient to cancel it out.
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cross%28-2%29x%2Fcross%28-2%29+=+2%2Fhighlight%28-2%29
highlight_green%28x+=+-1%29
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cross%286%29x%2Fcross%286%29+=+10%2Fhighlight%286%29
highlight_green%28x=10%2F6+=+5%2F3%29
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