Skip to main content
Solve for x (complex solution)
Tick mark Image
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

-4x-4+x=2\left(x+2\right)-8-5x
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by x+1.
-3x-4=2\left(x+2\right)-8-5x
Combine -4x and x to get -3x.
-3x-4=2x+4-8-5x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+2.
-3x-4=2x-4-5x
Subtract 8 from 4 to get -4.
-3x-4=-3x-4
Combine 2x and -5x to get -3x.
-3x-4+3x=-4
Add 3x to both sides.
-4=-4
Combine -3x and 3x to get 0.
\text{true}
Compare -4 and -4.
x\in \mathrm{C}
This is true for any x.
-4x-4+x=2\left(x+2\right)-8-5x
Use the distributive property to multiply -4 by x+1.
-3x-4=2\left(x+2\right)-8-5x
Combine -4x and x to get -3x.
-3x-4=2x+4-8-5x
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x+2.
-3x-4=2x-4-5x
Subtract 8 from 4 to get -4.
-3x-4=-3x-4
Combine 2x and -5x to get -3x.
-3x-4+3x=-4
Add 3x to both sides.
-4=-4
Combine -3x and 3x to get 0.
\text{true}
Compare -4 and -4.
x\in \mathrm{R}
This is true for any x.