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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2(a-4) =4a-(2a+4)

OpenStudy (akashdeepdeb):

2(a-4) =4a-(2a+4) Open the brackets 2a - 8 = 4a -2a-4 2a - 8 = 2a - 4 2a and 2a cancel out! Thus a is undefined.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does that mean that there is no solution?

OpenStudy (akashdeepdeb):

Yes.

OpenStudy (haseeb96):

2a-8=4a-2a-4 2a-8=2a-4 2a-2a=-4-8 2a cancel out a does not exists

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