SOLUTION: I had a quiz today. The teacher wrote to solve this equation: What is x if x=2, x=x+5. Solve. I don't think it's possible, am I right?

Question 154061: I had a quiz today. The teacher wrote to solve this equation: What is x if x=2, x=x+5. Solve. I don't think it's possible, am I right?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is x if x=2, x=x+5. Solve. I don't think it's possible, am I right?
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The confusion here is you want to know the NEW value of but you represent it as the same identity as too.
To re-phrase the question (I'm not questioning your teacher):
What is if in eqn ?
Then you can solve it. Continuing,

-----------> final answer
Thank you,
Jojo
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