Solve 2x-53x-6 - ScanMath

Question

Simplify the expression

- 51 x - 6

Evaluate

2 x - 53 x - 6

Solution

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Evaluate

2 x - 53 x

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

(2 - 53) x

Subtract the numbers

- 51 x

- 51 x - 6

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- 3 (17 x + 2)

Evaluate

2 x - 53 x - 6

Subtract the terms

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Evaluate

2 x - 53 x

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

(2 - 53) x

Subtract the numbers

- 51 x

- 51 x - 6

Solution

- 3 (17 x + 2)

Show Solution

x = - \frac{2}{17}

Alternative Form

x \approx - 0.117647

Evaluate

2 x - 53 x - 6

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

2 x - 53 x - 6 = 0

Subtract the terms

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Simplify

2 x - 53 x

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

(2 - 53) x

Subtract the numbers

- 51 x

- 51 x - 6 = 0

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

- 51 x = 0 + 6

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

- 51 x = 6

Change the signs on both sides of the equation

51 x = - 6

Divide both sides

\frac{51 x}{51} = \frac{- 6}{51}

Divide the numbers

x = \frac{- 6}{51}

Solution

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Evaluate

\frac{- 6}{51}

Cancel out the common factor 3

\frac{- 2}{17}

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

- \frac{2}{17}

x = - \frac{2}{17}

Alternative Form

x \approx - 0.117647

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