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-5x-12x+14=0
Combine 2x^{2} and -2x^{2} to get 0.
-17x+14=0
Combine -5x and -12x to get -17x.
-17x=-14
Subtract 14 from both sides. Anything subtracted from zero gives its negation.
x=\frac{-14}{-17}
Divide both sides by -17.
x=\frac{14}{17}
Fraction \frac{-14}{-17} can be simplified to \frac{14}{17} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.