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OpenStudy (ladylauren):

3x − 2 = 3x + 5

OpenStudy (visarika23):

this is not possible no value of x satisfies it

OpenStudy (ladylauren):

so it has 0 solutions

OpenStudy (visarika23):

yes

OpenStudy (ladylauren):

thx

OpenStudy (visarika23):

because it is not possible that u subtract 2 from a no. and add 5 to that no and get the same result

OpenStudy (visarika23):

yr wlcm

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You want all x's on the left side: 3x − 2 = 3x + 5 Subtract 3x from both sides: 3x - 3x - 2 = 3x - 3x + 5 -2 = 5 Since you did a legal operation, subtracting the same quantity, 3x, from both sides, and you ended up with an untrue statement, this equation has no solution.

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