Solve for x
x=3
Graph
Share
Copied to clipboard
x-5-\left(-2x\right)=4
To find the opposite of 5-2x, find the opposite of each term.
x-5+2x=4
The opposite of -2x is 2x.
3x-5=4
Combine x and 2x to get 3x.
3x=4+5
Add 5 to both sides.
3x=9
Add 4 and 5 to get 9.
x=\frac{9}{3}
Divide both sides by 3.
x=3
Divide 9 by 3 to get 3.
Examples
Quadratic equation
{ x } ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 5 = 0
Trigonometry
4 \sin \theta \cos \theta = 2 \sin \theta
Linear equation
y = 3x + 4
Arithmetic
699 * 533
Matrix
\left[ \begin{array} { l l } { 2 } & { 3 } \\ { 5 } & { 4 } \end{array} \right] \left[ \begin{array} { l l l } { 2 } & { 0 } & { 3 } \\ { -1 } & { 1 } & { 5 } \end{array} \right]
Simultaneous equation
\left. \begin{cases} { 8x+2y = 46 } \\ { 7x+3y = 47 } \end{cases} \right.
Differentiation
\frac { d } { d x } \frac { ( 3 x ^ { 2 } - 2 ) } { ( x - 5 ) }
Integration
\int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } x e ^ { - x ^ { 2 } } d x
Limits
\lim _{x \rightarrow-3} \frac{x^{2}-9}{x^{2}+2 x-3}