2x + 5 = 13
What is the answer and the steps for this equation

2x + 5 = 13

2x = 13 - 5

2x = 8

*divide both sides by 2*

x = 4

28

step-by-step explanation:

8+8+6+6

none of the above.

for one of the equations to be used in the process, there has to be a term in the equation since squared is .

since there is only a term in the first equation, we cannot derive a from completing the square.

solving with completing the square