What would be the best first step to solve this
(4x-9x)(12+8x)=9(4x)

open the brackets is the first step

Step-by-step explanation:

4x(12 + 8x) -9x( 12+8x) = 36x

48x + 32x^2 -108x -72x^2 =36x

32x^2 - 72^2 + 48x - 36x - 108x = 0

-40x^2 -96x = 0

find x using quadratic formular

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions