How would I solve this?

[Terje Vallestad]

(06-26-2016 01:27 PM)MattH Wrote:  Is there a way to solve for x in the following equation without simplifying at all?

14.78 + 5X + 6(3.42) + 2.23(X-4) = 0

This should work in CAS. Please note the lower case 'x'

solve((14.78+5*x+20.52+2.23*(x-4)) = 0,x)

Result {−3.64868603043}

Cheers, Terje