Question
Solve the equation
x∈R
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Evaluate
8(9x−3)=−12(2−6x)
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Evaluate
8(9x−3)
Apply the distributive property
8×9x−8×3
Multiply the numbers
72x−8×3
Multiply the numbers
72x−24
72x−24=−12(2−6x)
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Evaluate
−12(2−6x)
Apply the distributive property
−12×2−(−12×6x)
Multiply the numbers
−24−(−12×6x)
Multiply the numbers
−24−(−72x)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−24+72x
72x−24=−24+72x
Move the expression to the left side
72x−24−(−24+72x)=0
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Add the terms
72x−24−(−24+72x)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
72x−24+24−72x
The sum of two opposites equals 0
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Evaluate
72x−72x
Collect like terms
(72−72)x
Add the coefficients
0×x
Calculate
0
0−24+24
Remove 0
−24+24
Add the numbers
0
0=0
Solution
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