Answer:
Your final answer is either
x≥-2 if your initial inequality was
6x+2≤2(5-x)
OR
x≤-2
if your initial inequality was
6x+2≥2(x-2)
Step-by-step explanation:
As shown you have an equality, not an inequality.
-6x+2=2(5-x) distribute through parenthesis
-6x+2=2(5)+2(-x)
-6x+2=10-2x add 2x to both sides
2x-6x+2=10-2x+2x
-4x+2=10 subtract 2 from both sides
-4x+2-2=10-2
-4x=8 divide both sides by -4
-4x/(-4) = 8/(-4)
x = -2
With the ≥ or ≤ sign you would solve the exact same way
except for the point where when dividing both sides by
-4 requires you to reverse the inequality.
Your final answer is either
x≥-2 if your initial inequality was
6x+2≤2(5-x)
OR
x≤-2
if your initial inequality was
6x+2≥2(x-2)