Solve for x. −2(x+14)+1=5 enter your answer in the box.

-2(x+14)+1=15

distribute

-2x - 14 + 1 = 15

add 14 to each side

-2x + 1 = 29

subtract one from each side

-2x = 28

divided by -2

x = -14

-2(x+14)+1=5

First, distribute -2 into x and 14.

-2x-28+1=5

Combine like terms.

-2x-27=5

Add 27 to both sides.

-2x=32

Divide both sides by -2.

x=-16

Your answer is -16.

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step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

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etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

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