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Solve 4x + 20 = 2: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step linear equations video lesson with captions. Final answer: x = -9/2 ≈ -4.5.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.2 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Solving an equation
$4~ x+20 = 2$
2. Step by step
1. $4~ x+20 = 2$
  Start with the equation
2. $4x = -18$
  Subtract 20 from both sides
3. $x = \frac{-18}{4} = -\frac{9}{2}$
  Divide both sides by 4
3. The answer
$x = -\frac{9}{2} \approx -4.5$
x = -9/2 ≈ -4.5
4. Check
- x = -4.5: left side = 2, right side = 2 ✓

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 4x plus 20 equals 2. A linear equation in x: isolate x using inverse operations.

Step by step. Start with the equation. Subtract 20 from both sides. Divide both sides by 4.

The answer. So the answer is x equals negative 9 over 2 approximately negative 4.5. Doing the same operation to both sides keeps the equation balanced. Undoing addition, then multiplication, leaves x alone.

Check. x equals negative 4.5: left side equals 2, right side equals 2, which checks out.

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