SOLUTION: x+2=3x-1

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Question 236259: x+2=3x-1
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=1.5.
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  • Text form: x+2=3x-1 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-3%2Ax+%29,highlight_green%28+1+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Moved 3 to the right of expression
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+x+%29,highlight_red%28+-3%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%281-3%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
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Removed extra sign in front of -2
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+2+%29
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+-2%2Ax%2B3=0+%29 equivalent to -2*x+3 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=1.5.

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