4x + 2 (2x - 3) = 8x + 5

Answer 1

To solve this equation, we can start by simplifying both sides of the equation:

4x + 2 (2x - 3) = 8x + 5

First, we can simplify the expression inside the parentheses by distributing the 2:

4x + 4x - 6 = 8x + 5

Next, we combine like terms to simplify further:

8x - 6 = 8x + 5

Now, we can eliminate the variable x by subtracting 8x from both sides of the equation:

8x - 8x - 6 = 8x - 8x + 5

This simplifies to:

-6 = 5

Since -6 does not equal 5, the equation is inconsistent and there is no solution.