Question

slove for x a(x+b)-c=d

Answer 1

We have the expression:

$a(x+b)-c=d$

In order to solve for x we operate as follows:

$\Rightarrow ax+ab=d+c\Rightarrow ax=-ab+c+d$$\Rightarrow x=\frac{-ab+c+d}{a}\Rightarrow x=-b+\frac{c}{a}+\frac{d}{a}$