SOLUTION: 2(a-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19

Question 256613: 2(a-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19
Found 2 solutions by drk, palanisamy:
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
here is the problem:
(i)
step 1 - distribute on teh left and right side to get
(ii)
step 2 - combine like terms on the left and the right to get
(iii)
Notice that both sides are the same. They are "an identity". This means that we have all real numbers as our solution.
Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given equation is
2(a-8)+7=5(a+2)-3a-19
2a-16+7 = 5a+10-3a-19
2a-9 = 2a-9
So there are an infinite number of solutions.
you can give any value to a
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