Solve 2x-34x-2 - ScanMath

Question

2 x - 34 x - 2

Simplify the expression

- 32 x - 2

Evaluate

2 x - 34 x - 2

Solution

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Evaluate

2 x - 34 x

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(2 - 34) x

Subtract the numbers

- 32 x

- 32 x - 2

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- 2 (16 x + 1)

Evaluate

2 x - 34 x - 2

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

2 x - 34 x

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(2 - 34) x

Subtract the numbers

- 32 x

- 32 x - 2

Solution

- 2 (16 x + 1)

Show Solution

x = - \frac{1}{16}

Alternative Form

x = - 0.0625

Evaluate

2 x - 34 x - 2

To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0

2 x - 34 x - 2 = 0

Subtract the terms

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Simplify

2 x - 34 x

Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients

(2 - 34) x

Subtract the numbers

- 32 x

- 32 x - 2 = 0

Move the constant to the right-hand side and change its sign

- 32 x = 0 + 2

Removing 0 doesn't change the value,so remove it from the expression

- 32 x = 2

Change the signs on both sides of the equation

32 x = - 2

Divide both sides

\frac{32 x}{32} = \frac{- 2}{32}

Divide the numbers

x = \frac{- 2}{32}

Solution

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Evaluate

\frac{- 2}{32}

Cancel out the common factor 2

\frac{- 1}{16}

Use \frac{- a}{b} = \frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b} to rewrite the fraction

- \frac{1}{16}

x = - \frac{1}{16}

Alternative Form

x = - 0.0625

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