SOLUTION: 10x+17=4x-1

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Question 18992: 10x+17=4x-1
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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=-3.
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  • Text form: 10x+17=4x-1 simplifies to 0=0
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-4%2Ax+%29,highlight_green%28+1+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Moved 18 to the right of expression
It becomes .
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+10%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+-4%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%2810-4%29%2Ax+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+6+%29
It becomes .
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+6%2Ax%2B18=0+%29 equivalent to 6*x+18 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=-3.

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