$\"\"$

The equation is $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Original equation)

$\"\"$ (Apply distributive property : $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Add $\"\"$ to each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property : $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Simplify)

$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Simplify)

Check:

$\"\"$ (Original equation)

$\"\"$ (Substitute $\"\"$ in the equation)

$\"\"$ (Multiply)

$\"\"$ (Simplify)

Since the above statement is true, $\"\"$ is a solution of $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$

The value of $\"\"$ is $\"\"$ .