Suppose we want to solve the following equation for
\(x\text{:}\)
\begin{equation*}
3(x+7)^3-2=22
\end{equation*}
We will apply the same thing to both sides, each time deciding what to cancel based on the order of operations. For example, our normal GEMDAS would have Add/Subtract last, which means itβs the first thing we need to deal with. We have a
\(-2\) at the end of this equation, so since adding cancels subtraction, we will add 2 to both sides. We continue each step just like this:
\begin{align*}
3(x+7)^3-2\amp=22\\
3(x+7)^3-2{\color{red}{+2}}\amp=22{\color{red}{+2}}\\
3(x+7)^3\amp=24\\
\frac{3(x+7)^3}{\color{red}{3}}\amp=\frac{24}{\color{red}{3}}\\
(x+7)^3\amp=8\\
\sqrt[3]{(x+7)^3}\amp=\sqrt[3]{8}\\
x+7\amp=2\\
x+7{\color{red}{-7}}\amp=2{\color{red}{-7}}\\
x\amp=-5
\end{align*}