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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which equation has one solution?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Unanimoose

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think its a

OpenStudy (dan815):

it will have one solution if they have different slopes

OpenStudy (dan815):

does the first equation have a different slope?

OpenStudy (dan815):

expand and check

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm really confused, can you show me how to do it?

OpenStudy (dan815):

oh ok sec

OpenStudy (dan815):

so the first example

OpenStudy (dan815):

4(x+9) you have to multiply every term by 4

OpenStudy (dan815):

4*x+4*9 4x+36

OpenStudy (dan815):

so a) is giving you the same equation twice,

OpenStudy (dan815):

this means there are an infinite places these 2 lines meet, as they are the same line on top of each other

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so a is out.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok what about b?

OpenStudy (dan815):

exapand b, what do you get

OpenStudy (dan815):

4(x+9)=13x-36 ^----- what did we say we can do to the left side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk

OpenStudy (dan815):

expand the brackets

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