Answer:
x = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
4x - 2(x - 2) = - 4 + 5x - 13 ← distribute left side and simplify
4x - 2x + 4 = 5x - 17
2x + 4 = 5x - 17 ( subtract 5x from both sides )
- 3x + 4 = - 17 ( subtract 4 from both sides )
- 3x = - 21 ( divide both sides by - 3 )
x = 7
IT DOES NOT MATTER YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS QUESTION
YOU WOULD GET 5x = 2 + 3x^2 AND YOU WOULD STILL NOT BE ABLE TO SOLVE YOU COULD GET 3x^2 = 2 + 5x AND YOU COULD NOT SOLVE.
THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME X TO ADD THEM OR MINUS THEM< WHICH IN THIS CASE ONE IS REGULAR BUT THE OTHER IS SQUARED. AND ALSO THE TWO NEEDS SOMEONE TO GO WITH< BUT THE IS ONLY ONE OF HIS TYPE SO HE CAN'T.
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