asked 210k views
3 votes
If the solution of an equation is x=-2 what could the original equation be?

asked
User HypeXR
by
8.7k points

2 Answers

7 votes
You can formulate anything here as long as you can substitute x for -2 and you get the right answer (IE both sides of the equation balance).

Examples:
x + 2 = 0
x + 4 = 2
or even something like
x + y = -2 - y
answered
User Will Ashworth
by
7.8k points
4 votes

There are an infinite number of possibilities.
Here's one:

6x + 107 = -77x - 59



answered
User Rosh Oxymoron
by
8.9k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.