How do you solve $2x + 1+ 3= 0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-16T18:20:06

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$2x + 1 + 3 = 0$

You need to move all the like terms to the same side eg.

$2x = 0 - 1 - 3$

When moving them to different sides their sign changes.
So you are left with...

$2x = -4$

$x = -4 / 2$

$x = -2$

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