SOLUTION: 2v-5 given that -17v-9=8

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Question 595088: 2v-5 given that -17v-9=8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-17v-9=8 Start with the given equation.


-17v=8%2B9 Add 9 to both sides.


-17v=17 Combine like terms on the right side.


v=%2817%29%2F%28-17%29 Divide both sides by -17 to isolate v.


v=-1 Reduce.
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2v-5 Now go back to the original expression


2%28-1%29-5 Plug in v=-1


-2-5 Multiply


-7 Subtract


So 2v-5=-7 when -17v-9=8