How do you solve #-4x - 2= - 2+ 8x#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-26T03:55:49

#x=0#

Isolate #x# on to one side.

#-4x-2=-2+8x#

I can add #4x# to both sides to eliminate #-4x# on the #LHS#.

#:.cancel(-4x)-2+cancel(4x)=-2+8x+4x#

#-2=12x-2#

Adding #2# to both sides eliminates both #2#'s.

#cancel(-2)+cancel(2)=12x-cancel(2)+cancel(2)#

#12x=0#

#x=0#