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5-6x-2x=5
Subtract 2x from both sides.
5-8x=5
Combine -6x and -2x to get -8x.
-8x=5-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-8x=0
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
x=0
Product of two numbers is equal to 0 if at least one of them is 0. Since -8 is not equal to 0, x must be equal to 0.