17x-22x=1/2
17x - 22x = 1/2
-5x = 1/2
x = (1/2)/(-5)
x = -1/10
-5x = 1/2
-5x/5 = 1/2 divided by 5
= -.1
To solve the equation 17x - 22x = 1/2, we can combine like terms on the left side of the equation.
First, let's simplify the expression on the left side by combining the x terms:
17x - 22x = -5x
Now, the equation becomes -5x = 1/2.
To isolate x, we need to get rid of the coefficient of -5. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of -5, which is -1/5:
(-1/5)(-5x) = (-1/5)(1/2)
This simplifies to:
x = -1/10
So, the solution to the equation 17x - 22x = 1/2 is x = -1/10.