Question

-7square root-2x+17=-7

Answer 1

\[-7\sqrt{-2x+17}=-7 \] Is that the equation In which you are trying to solve?

X would have to equal 8.

Devide both sides by -7.

\[\sqrt{17-2x}\]=1

Now square both sides.

17-2x=1

Isolate the variable

-2x=-16

Divide by -2

x=16

Answer 2

just a typo on the last line... but it's correct, btw he mentioned it already prior to his solution...