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2-7x-8x=2
Subtract 8x from both sides.
2-15x=2
Combine -7x and -8x to get -15x.
-15x=2-2
Subtract 2 from both sides.
-15x=0
Subtract 2 from 2 to get 0.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -15 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.