Question

Solve for x: −3(x + 3) = −3(x + 1) − 5

Answer 1

type this into www.myalgebra.com and it'll do it for you.

Answer 2

okay sure will

Answer 3

how did you get the answer "No Solution"

Answer 4

First you have to distribute
-3(x)+(-3)(3)=-3(x)+(-3)(1)-5
Which gives
-3x - 9 = -3x -3 -5
Simplify/combine like terms
-3x - 9 = -3x -8
Do you know what the next step is?

Answer 5

No?/:

Answer 6

The next step would be to get the x's together.
So you add -3x to both sides
-3x+3x -9 = -3x+3x -8
Which will cancel the 3x
-9 = -8
And that is why there is no solution.

Answer 7

Because \[-9 \neq -8\]