Tangle Trap Game

Tangle Trap – Level 1 – Hard

Untangle the following equation, to find the value of x.

Enter the value of x into the Answer box.

-x² + x(x – 1) – 6x + (x – 2)(x + 6) + (x + 3)² + 1 = x² + 3x + (x – 2)(x + 4) + 8

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Additional instructions for Tangle Trap (Level 1, Hard)

Tangle Trap – Hard

Handle nested brackets carefully: if you see brackets inside brackets, expand the inner ones first.

  • Simplify the inner bracket.
  • Then distribute the outer multiplier.
  • Only then move on to the next bracket layer.

Tip: keep an eye on coefficient growth — large numbers often mean a multiplication was applied twice or not at all.

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