Dependent Voltage Source KCL question

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The discussion revolves around a KCL problem involving a dependent voltage source, where the user struggles to understand the transition from one equation to another. The user suspects that the solution manual may have multiplied the entire equation by a constant to eliminate fractions. There is confusion regarding the manipulation of the equation and the underlying concepts involved. The user acknowledges that their own solution also does not make sense. The thread highlights the challenges in applying KCL with dependent sources in circuit analysis.
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I'm having trouble figuring out the KCL portion of this problem.

I have no idea how in the world the solution does from;

(2-v)/20 = (Vx-2Vx)/8 - (Vx-8)/4

to;

17V - 18Vx = 84

it doesn't seem to make sense; but neither does my solution. i think I'm missing some concept here but cannot put my figure on it.

Thanks.
 

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By eyeballing it, I'd say the solutions manual probably multiplied the entire equation by some constant to make all the fractions go away.
 
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