Question

3(x-2)=5x+8 ; solve for x

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

3x² -- 5x -- 8

Step-by-step explanation:

For a polynomial of the form

a

x

2

+

b

x

+

c

, rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is

a

⋅

c

=

3

⋅

−

8

=

−

24

and whose sum is

b

=

−

5

.

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Factor

−

5

out of

−

5

x

.

3

x

2

−

5

(

x

)

−

8

Rewrite

−

5

as

−

8

plus

3

3

x

2

+

(

−

8

+

3

)

x

−

8

Apply the distributive property.

3

x

2

−

8

x

+

3

x

−

8

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

x

(

3

x

−

8

)

+

1

(

3

x

−

8

)

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor,

3

x

−

8

.

(

3

x

−

8

)

(

x

+

1

)