Given the linear equation:
5*x-(3+2*x-2*x^2) = 2*x^2-7*x+17
Expand brackets in the left part
5*x-3-2*x+2*x-2 = 2*x^2-7*x+17
Looking for similar summands in the left part:
-3 + 2*x^2 + 3*x = 2*x^2-7*x+17
Move free summands (without x)
from left part to right part, we given:
$$2 x^{2} + 3 x = 2 x^{2} - 7 x + 20$$
Move the summands with the unknown x
from the right part to the left part:
$$2 x^{2} + 10 x = 2 x^{2} + 20$$
Divide both parts of the equation by (2*x^2 + 10*x)/x
x = 20 + 2*x^2 / ((2*x^2 + 10*x)/x)
We get the answer: x = 2