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8-6x-5x^{2}=-\left(4+5x^{2}\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply 4-5x by 2+x and combine like terms.
8-6x-5x^{2}=-4-5x^{2}
To find the opposite of 4+5x^{2}, find the opposite of each term.
8-6x-5x^{2}+5x^{2}=-4
Add 5x^{2} to both sides.
8-6x=-4
Combine -5x^{2} and 5x^{2} to get 0.
-6x=-4-8
Subtract 8 from both sides.
-6x=-12
Subtract 8 from -4 to get -12.
x=\frac{-12}{-6}
Divide both sides by -6.
x=2
Divide -12 by -6 to get 2.