Answer
$x=-2$
Work Step by Step
$8-2x=14+x$
Take $x$ to the left side and $8$ to the right side:
$-2x-x=14-8$
Evaluate the operations on both sides:
$-3x=6$
Take $-3$ to divide the right side:
$x=\dfrac{6}{-3}=-2$
$x=-2$
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305071751
ISBN 13:
978-1-30507-175-9
Chapter 1 - Review - Exercises - Page 134: 56
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